Auntsfield Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Einzellagen Sauvignon Blanc aus den Weinbergen des Gutes in den Marlborough Southern Valleys, gelesen in den kühlen Abendstunden, kühle Vergärung in Edelstahl mit 10 % Anteil Spontangärung, nach der Gärung langer Hefelagerung um die Textur und Komplexität zu fördern. 13,0 % vol.
- Notizen des Weinguts: "COLOUR: Pale straw; AROMA: Lifted and pure aromas of fresh passionfruit, citrus blossom and lime. Notes of dried herbs, lemongrass, papaya and jalapeno add pungency and intensity to the aromatics. PALATE: Powerful, tight and elegant. This wine displays intense ripe fruit flavors of passionfruit juice and white peach, with citrus notes of lime and grapefruit pith. The palate has intense concentration and generous weight, balanced by an underlying minerality and tight structure to shape a wine with lively tension and textural balance. The result is a hand-crafted wine combining the bright fresh fruit characters with an underlying minerality and fine structure.“

- 95+ Punkte und „Outstanding“ Cameron Douglas MS: „Fantastic bouquet and palate with layers of white fleshed orchard fruits and citrus, there’s a sweet ripe lime quality and core mineral quality suggesting river stone and pebble. Complex, taut, dry and fruity led by flavours of grapefruit then apple and peach. The mineral suggestion carries through the palate seamlessly. The frame of acidity and fine fruit tannins along with lees and a touch of fruit spice offer complexity as well as texture. Delicious wine with best drinking from late 2025 through 2029+.“

- 95 Points SUZIE BARRIE MW & PETER RICHARDS MW for SUZIE&PETER.COM (01/2026): „Well, the aim with this ‘hot off the press’ 2025 Sauvignon is to make a typical Marlborough Sauvignon with a bit of added texture and length from extended lees aging. And they’ve definitely achieved that. There’s certainly a whiff of gunflint reduction on the nose, but that’s balanced by juicy, ripe grapefruit and citrus fruits in the mouth, as well as a long and satisfying finish.“

- 95 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit: „It's gorgeously expressed on the nose, with aromas of passionfruit, kaffir lime, rockmelon, and fresh herbs. The palate exhibits excellent concentration and fine flow, splendidly structured by beautifully pitched acidity, with a long and satisfying finish. At its best: now to 2032.“

- 17 Punkte jancisrobinson.com, Julia Harding MW: „From the Southern Valleys. Green fruits, green figs – pure and open-hearted. Marked by the counterpoint between high acidity and sweet fruit, the latter giving a roundness and creamy texture. Powerful, driving, long. 2026-2029.“

- 93 Punkte Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Erin Larkin: „The 2025 Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is herbaceous, crunchy, concentrated and chalky, with layers of saline acidity and gently tropical fruit alongside. This has a richness that it carries without weight and shows an attractive spice and minerality to close. This is very good, as are all the wines at Auntsfield estate. Drink Date: 2026 – 2030.“

- 93 Punkte und „Special Value for Money“ Halliday Wine Companion, Shanteh Wale: „Nettles, pineapple core and lemon skin. A hint at guava, but the bristle herbs make themselves known. There is more ripe stone-fruit presence on the mid-palate, with some sandy skin texture to boost interest. All the intrigue you’d expect from the southern valleys at an excellent price. A dry finish, but fruit echoes right through. 2025-2029.“

- 92 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING (02/2026): " Well-made, flavorful and crisp, showcasing lemons, papayas and herbaceous notes on the nose. Medium-bodied with bright acidity. Vibrant and limy with a long, textural finish. Sustainable. Drink or hold.“

- Tipp JoS, verkostet im Juli 2026: "Dieser typische Sauvignon Blanc ist aromatisch, mehr von gelben Früchten, tropischen Anklängen, Zitrusfrüchten, Holunder und Stachelbeeraromen dominiert, hat weniger grasige oder Brennessel Aromen. Er hat eine feine Textur, eine mundwässernde Säure, mineralische Lebendigkeit, Dichte und Kraft ohne Schwere, komplex und langanhaltend, kommt mit 13,0 % vol aus. Wirklich ein Top-Sauvignon, der Lebensfreude versprüht und nicht zu schwer ist! Er ist eindeutig als Sauvignon Blanc aus Neuseeland zu erkennen, ist aber nicht zu laut wie manche kommerzielle Weine aus Marlborough."