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ASTROLABE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024

Iconic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc!

Product Code: 5768
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Style: White
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Producer: Astrolabe Wines

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Natural: Vegan Friendly

Original price was: $29.99.Current price is: $22.99.

Iconic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc!

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Selected as one of the Top 12 Sauvignon Blancs for the Appellation Marlborough Wine Collection 2024

Consistently our top selling Sauvignon Blanc, Astrolabe has set the benchmark for many years and is proof that not all Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs are created equal. It is the attention to detail, viticulture, and winemaking that sets Astrolabe apart. The 2024 release displays all the finesse and 'completeness' that we have come to expect from Astrolabe.

Simon Waghorn, Winemaker notes (2024 Vintage)
"Powerful gooseberry, white currant, red capsicum, passionfruit and lime peel aromas. Medium-bodied, with strong flavours of makrut lime, passionfruit, lemongrass and a refreshingly smooth, dry and persistent finish.

Sauvignon blanc is widely considered by the wine drinkers of the world to reach its pinnacle of potential in Marlborough. The Astrolabe Province Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is made from grapes grown across three Marlborough sub-regions: the Wairau Valley, the Awatere Valley and the Kēkerengū Coast. The blend of sites, soils and aspects within this wine gives it great complexity, reflecting both the capability of the region as a whole and my own palate.

I blend to suit what I think is Astrolabe’s style, which reflects what I’ve learnt as a winemaker and drinker over the years. My style is dry, expressive and elegantly balanced. For me it is about getting a lovely sense of fully developed green spectrum flavours from all these different sites and putting them in a glass in a way that is well-styled and elegant. My Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc always presents with ripe green flavours like passionfruit, blackcurrant leaf and gooseberry. In the palate, it is full and round and finishes dry and lingering.

This is a drier style of sauvignon blanc, acidity kept nicely in balance with the alcohol and the very little residual sugar that is there, so it’s all about how all these things come together to make a pleasurable whole. I craft my wines so that nothing stands out as one singular spike, instead revealing a lovely layering of flavours and aromas that people can keep finding as they spend time savouring the glass."

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, October 2024 (2024 Vintage)
"Pungent and fruity with a core of tropical fruits from mango to passionfruit, lemon and fresh herbs. Dry with a decent palate squeeze from ripe acidity, flavours reflect the bouquet plus white peach and fruit spice. Well made, taut and new with best drinking from late 2024 through 2027."

Reviews for the 2023 vintage below…

94/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, December 2023 (2023 Vintage)
"Bright, fresh sauvignon with lime, grapefruit, capsicum and lemon curd supported by fine, mouth-watering acidity. Crisp, dry wine with an ethereal texture and lingering finish. High energy wine that is hard to fault."

4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper, December 2023 (2023 Vintage)
"The bright lemon/green, full-bodied, vigorous 2023 vintage (was grown in the Awatere Valley (50 per cent), Kekerengu (19 per cent), the Southern Valleys (19 per cent) and the Wairau Valley (12 per cent). Handled entirely in stainless steel tanks, it is weighty, with good concentration of fresh, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, a herbaceous undercurrent, balanced acidity and a fully dry (1.2 grams/litre of residual sugar) finish. Best drinking mid-2024+."

Joelle Thomson, drinksbiz Magazine, February/March 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"A classic tropical scented, fresh-as-a-daisy and approachably smooth Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from one of the best winemakers in the South Island, Simon Waghorn, who co-founded Astrolabe Wines with his partner, Jane Waghorn. Together, they have built a top quality brand and make an outstanding range of Sauvignons, each one expressing a different sub regional climate in this country’s largest wine region."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

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Astrolabe crafts wines that epitomise focus, purity, and balance, capturing the full intensity of Marlborough's landscape and climate. Jane Forrest-Waghorn shares that their family’s wine journey spans multiple regions, with daughters Libby and Arabella now joining the Marlborough-based winery. Living in a century-old house on their vineyard, they emphasise sustainable practices and family involvement, ensuring uncompromising quality.

All grapes come from ten families dedicated to sustainable farming, some relationships extending over two decades. These growers understand the land’s rhythms, with vineyards selected for their unique flavours across Marlborough’s sub-regions. Winemaker Simon Waghorn, with four decades of experience, has set a benchmark for sauvignon blanc. His meticulous approach defines Astrolabe wines as focused, balanced, and elegant.

Named after an ancient navigation tool, Astrolabe symbolises exploration and discovery, reflecting Marlborough’s history. Committed to sustainability, their operations are certified by Sustainable Winegrowing NZ, and their organic vineyards are certified by BioGro New Zealand.

Astrolabe is also certified net carbon zero through Toitū, continually working on reduction measures and offsetting to maintain carbon neutrality. As a founding member of Appellation Marlborough Wine, Astrolabe ensures their wines are of genuine Marlborough provenance, marked by the AMW icon.