Not really much we can say about Iconic New Zealand Sauvignon, other than to say this year's release is a textbook example of New Zealand Sauvignon – Always good, this is as reliable as a Toyota Hilux or the Nokia 3310!
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 2025 release displays all the finesse and 'completeness' that we have come to expect from Astrolabe.
Simon Waghorn, Winemaker notes (2025 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 stand.
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, November 2025 (2025 Vintage)
"White peach and apple, salty air and gooseberry, fresh apple and wet stony soils ideas. Crisp and dry with a gentle savoury dried herb quality then flavours of stone and citrus fruits. No mistaking the acid line carrying flavours of stone and fruit as well as salivating the palate. Best drinking form 2026 through 2030."






































