JULES TAYLOR SAUVIGNON BLANC 2026

From the Gourmet Traveller Wine Winemaker of the Year 2021 comes this benchmark Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Always hugely popular, it is a 'go-to' wine for many and its success is based on Jules' passion for the variety having crafted some of the most successful Sauvignon Blancs over many years. 2026 is no exception.

Winery notes (2026 Vintage)
"Explosive aromas of citrus and passionfruit leap from the glass, layered with lemongrass, Vietnamese mint and a touch of sweaty reductiveness that makes for a full spectrum Sauvignon experience! This expressive mouthful fills the palate with ripe citrus and greengage plums, passionfruit and Asian herbs. It is bone-dry and intensely concentrated, with moreish acidity leading to a long, lingering, elegant finish.

The fruit for this wine was grown in the Awatere, Taylor Pass, Hawkesbury nd Lower Wairau sub-regions of Marlborough, avoiding the main Wairau Valley floor sites. Each block was individually tended throughout the season, ensuring grapes reached optimum ripeness. With a dedicated harvesting crew on hand we were able to harvest each block individually once the fruit was ripe and the flavours were perfect. At the winery the grapes were pressed into stainless steel tanks for cold settling before gently racking off juice lees. The juice was inoculated with aromatic yeasts and gently fermented at cool temperatures to enhance the wine’s aromas and flavours. It was then left to settle on its yeast lees for a very short period before being racked. Then came the best part; each batch was tasted, and the final blend created! The resulting wine was then cold stabilised, filtered, bottled, and sealed with a screwcap to ensure perfect freshness."

Reviews for the 2025 vintage below…

Rated Excellent & 94/100 Cameron Douglas MS, October 2025 (2025 Vintage)
"A wine of fruit purity and freshness, minerality and power. Aromas and flavours of red apple and pink grapefruit, sweet hay and pineapple, stones and clay, dried herb and sage. A backbone of acidity, saline and core fruit flavours. A wine with persistent flavours and textures. Another delicious wine from Jules Taylor with best drinking from 2025 through 2029"

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, September 2025 (2025 Vintage)
"Offering terrific fruit purity and power, the wine displays aromas of feijoa, kiwifruit, kaffir lime, and fresh herbs on the nose. The wonderfully weighted palate delivers excellent vibrancy and juicy fruit intensity, leading to a delectable, flavoursome finish. At its best: now to 2029."

94/100 Susie Barrie MW & Peter Richards MW (UK), Susie & Peter New Zealand Wines of the Year 2026 (2025 Vintage)
"It’s perhaps no surprise that the two Jules Taylor wines in our line-up this year are both Sauvignon Blancs. Although Jules also makes Pinot Gris, Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it’s Sauvignon that has a special place in her heart. Jules was born and bred in Marlborough and, as she puts it, ‘grew up with Sauvignon Blanc’, and her love for it shines through her wines. Her classic Sauvignon is a pan-regional blend that we admire most for its elegance, integrity and understated charm. Yes, it’s full of typical Marlborough grassy, gooseberry flavours, but they’re not shouty. Instead, they’re engagingly woven into a wine that draws you in and leaves you wanting more."

93/100 Decanter World Wine Awards 2026, Judges' Comments (2025 Vintage)
"Cape gooseberry and gum-drop nose, with citrus in support. Plush on the palate, hints of jasmine blossom, lean mineral length."

4 ½ Stars Yvonne Lorkin (2025 Vintage)
"If you’ve been looking for herbaceousness, citrus-ness and buckets of tropicality then you’ve come to the right place. Classically structured, showing lovely balance of depth and zestiness and solid length of flavour. It’s a very well made style that’s lipsmacking and lush"