SOHO STELLA SAUVIGNON BLANC 2026

Winery notes (2026 Vintage)
"Our Stella projects elegance and class with a show-stopping confidence that leaves mediocrity in her wake. Ripe grapefruit, passionfruit, blackcurrant and citrus zest interwoven with a touch of lemongrass and abundance of freshly crushed herbs. The aromas will own the room – the flavours will dance across your palate. A salty minerality and juicy acidity complete a seamless silhouette balanced by fine, chalky texture. Crafted from grapes of two distinct Marlborough sub-regions, Stella is a more sophisticated style of Sauvignon Blanc bringing a graceful energy and fullness to the palate and to life. Never one to be underestimated."

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, July 2026 (2026 Vintage)
"It's powerfully expressed on the nose, showcasing passionfruit, kaffir lime, pineapple, and green rockmelon aromas. The palate is equally impressive, with excellent concentration and focus, brilliantly supported by racy acidity, making it delicious and lingering. At its best: now to 2030."

5 Stars & 94/100 Candice Chow, CandiceWineChat.com (2026 Vintage)
"An expressive bouquet reflects on the palate with lush fruit, layering herb and spice details, with salivating acidity and a sleek texture lending a lengthy finish. Expressive aromas of guava, peach, cut grass, blossom and a touch of pepper."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sammy Wilkinson, TheWineWriter.com, August 2026 (2026 Vintage)
"Even the aromas are salivating! A fruit bomb of passionfruit, guava and key lime, with crunchy green apple and nettle notes melded in. Super bright and sunny. High energy on the palate, with zesty citrus and concentrated tropical fruit, driven by juicy, ripe acidity that keeps everything fresh and mouthwatering. Long passionfruit and mango flavours linger on the finish, like a Solero ice cream, with a stony texture keeping it classy. One stellar Savvy! "

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, July 2026 (2026 Vintage)
"Pungent and fruity, packed with scents of citrus skin and nettles then peach and cape gooseberry. Lively and vibrant, on point and engaging. Equally engaging as the wine touches the palate with high acidity tempered by flavours of ripe and fleshy fruits both, tropical, zest of citrus, mango and some passionfruit. Well made, balanced and totally ready to drink from day of purchase through 2031."

18.5/20 JoelleThomson.com, July 2026 (2026 Vintage)
"From the first swirl, Stella Sauvignon Blanc asserts its aromatic presence with ripe grapefruit, passionfruit and blackcurrant leaf unfolding into lifted lemongrass and freshly picked herbs held together in a tight, bright young wine. Made with grapes grown in the Awatere and Wairau valleys in Marlborough, Stella was fermented entirely in stainless steel to retain its vibrant freshness and youthful energy. Residual sugar of 2.9 grams per litre puts this wine firmly in the dry category, which also shows through in every sip."

5 Stars & 18.5+/20 (94) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, August 2026 (2026 Vintage)
"Bright, even, pale yellow. The nose is full, with aromas of gooseberry, fresh cut grass, guava, blossom and white pepper. Medium-bodied, aromas of guava and peach, elevated by cut grass, blossom and a touch of pepper. The fruit is lush and flavoursome, a sleek textured mouthfeel flows with a gentle line of salivating acidity and drives a lengthy finish. An enticing Sauvignon Blanc, packed with lush fruit and a smooth-flowing palate. Match with scallops and whitefish over the next 3+ years. Fermented in stainless steel to 13% alc, 2.8 g/l RS."