Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024

The Real Review

James Suckling

Consistently delicious with sliced-apple, gooseberry and lime character. Some grass too. Medium body, creamy texture and a fresh finish. Fortieth vintage of this wine.

Wine Spectator

Jancis Robinson

Free-run juice was cold-settled before racking and inoculation with selected yeast. Fermentation primarily in stainless-steel tanks, with around 1.5% of the blend fermented at warmer temperatures in large-format oak vats. Aromas of passion fruit, flowers, candied green apple and white peach. Green-apple and passion-fruit flavours mix with a hint of lime pith and a faint sweetness that has a faintly saline green-apple-skin counterpoint. Silky texture.

Vivino

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Decanter

A pungent, punchy nose with plenty of Sauvignon Blanc character. Peach, blackcurrant leaf and kaffir lime leaves are blended with grapefruit zest and tarragon. Linear and bright with a ramrod-straight acidity and a long finish.

Steve Bennett MW

"Restrained bouquet with classic nettle and gun flint characters backed up by an array of fruit aromas including grapefruit, kaffir lime, cucumber and yellow capsicum. Lighter-bodied, youthful, subtle wine that is taut, dry and textural with crisp, racy acidity."

James Suckling

Lime peel, sliced green pears, hints of asparagus and lemons. It's bright and crisp with a medium body. Refreshing, showing restraint and focus. Drink now.