ASTROLABE SOUTHERN VALLEYS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024

Product Code: 32114
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Sub Region: Southern Valleys
Style: White
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Producer: Astrolabe Wines

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 14.0%
Grape: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Natural: Vegan Friendly

$36.99

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Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"This is a single vineyard wine, and like my other single vineyard Sauvignon blanc, the Taihoa Sauvignon Blanc, it is made with the use of whole cluster pressing of hand-picked fruit, exclusively cuvée juice, fermentation on solids and oak maturation. This is more about textural elements and fermentation complexity rather than lifted thiol or methoxypyrazine expressions. We’re looking for a tuned-back style, a restrained style. Its oldish oak. We’re trying not to emphasise wood flavour so much as the maturation in oak vessels. It’s about texture, mouthfeel, minerality. It’s a wine made for cellaring and aging.

Elderflower, nashi pear and pineapple, with hints of lemongrass and beeswax. A weighty, rich palate, balanced by vibrant acidity, with flavours of lemon curd, orange and almond blossom.

The fruit was hand-picked, whole cluster pressed and only the cuvée juice used. The wine spent nine months maturing in old oak puncheons, two months in a new large ovoid foudre and finished its maturation with a further four months settling on fine lees in stainless steel."

5 Stars & 96/100 Candice Chow, CandiceWineChat.com (2024 Vintage)
This Southern Valleys Sauvignon Blanc features a chalky, textural palate with precise acidity and concentrated fruit, with a touch of spice and saline that entice a lengthy finish. Poised aromas of guava, lemon, lime, dill, delicate spice, sweet blossom and chalk."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"An enticing, pure fruited bouquet with a complexity from mineral and sea spray ideas, cape gooseberry, peach and red apple flesh then citrus. As the wine opens out warming in the glass the aromas and flavours of grapefruit and white spice, lemon verbena and fresh sage with a touch of Thais basil. Plenty of stony mineral and a light sea spray complexity along with a backbone of acidity and lengthy fruit-led finish. Taut and ripe, lengthy and well made with best drinking from day of purchase through 2031."

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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.