Passionfruit
Citrus

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Cloudy Bay SauvB

Name: Cloudy Bay SauvB
SKU: 100570
Price: 44.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 13%

$44.99each

What it tastes like

A Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with passionfruit and lime, tropical fruit flavours and crisp acidity.

Passionfruit
Citrus

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Cloudy Bay SauvB

The first Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc was the 1985 vintage, and it was not made in Marlborough at all. David Hohnen, who had already founded Cape Mentelle in Western Australia, bought 40 tons of grapes and had the wine made in Gisborne. A winery in Marlborough followed in 1986, and the 2024 harvest was the label's 40th vintage.

Today the fruit comes from estate and grower vineyards across the Wairau Valley, including Rapaura, Renwick, Brancott and the Omaka Valley. The grapes are destemmed and pressed within hours of picking, and the free-run juice is cold settled for two to three days. Fermentation is mainly in stainless steel, using both cultured and wild yeasts, with a small portion fermented in oak. Early vintages were bolder, with green pepper and elderflower. Recent ones lean towards kaffir lime, grapefruit, passionfruit and white peach.

Pour it cold with seafood. Tempura oysters, sashimi and steamed mussels with garlic, citrus and parsley all work, and it is just as good with a green salad or a goat's cheese tart.