Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"Nose | snow pea | lime skin | verve | pure
Palate | lemongrass | salted lemon | fennel seed | white currant | lime
Classic unadulterated Dillon’s Pt sub-regional characters; ethereal and lifted but with a taut structural savouriness showing vibrant energy and exquisite purity."
5 Stars Yvonne Lorkin, March 2022 (2021 Vintage)
"Classic crushed jalapeno and basil washed down with passionfruit and lemon gelato is all the good stuff you’ll ever need in Marlborough sauvignon, and this has it in spades. Lashings of lemongrass flesh out the mid-palate and there’s a rich, multi-layered mid-palate punch and a super-stylish, herbaceous finish in every sip of this shiny new organic example from the folks at Zephyr. Love it!"
4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper (2021 Vintage)
"Certified organic, the vigorous 2021 vintage is a single-vineyard wine, grown at Dillons Point, in the lower Wairau Valley. Bright, light lemon/green, it is still unfolding, with mouthfilling body, fresh, incisive tropical fruit flavours, a herbaceous undercurrent, and a crisp, dry, lingering finish. Best drinking mid-2022+. Good value."
5 Stars & 18.5/20 (93) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, February 2022 (2021 Vintage)
Bright, pale straw-yellow, even colour throughout. This nose is soft with bright aromas of Kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass underlying green apple, lime, peas and a hint of floral. Medium-light bodied, salivating palate packed with lime, tangerine and Granny Smith opened up to white spice melded with lemongrass, lime leaf, subtle floral and saline. The fruit is fresh and pure with good energy, supported by mouthwatering acid tension. Fine-textured phenolic extraction contributes to a silky mouthfeel. This is a crisp Sauvignon Blanc with good energy and purity on a fine-detailed palate. Match with steamed clams and pan-fried sole over the next 3+ years. Fruit from 60% Brawn Vineyard in Dillons Point and 40% Kennedys Road, fermented to 13% alc, 3 g/l RS. Organic certified.
Reviews for the 2020 vintage below…
Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, December 2020 (2020 Vintage)
"Floral, mineral, complex and enticing bouquet. Aromas of peach blossom and gala apple, fresh and dried herbs and a core of stony almost silty mineral scents. A satin texture is contrasted by crisp and refreshing acidity, a core of fruits from melon to white peach and gooseberry. Enticing and complete with a lick of sea salt, mineral and blossoms on the finish. Delicious, complete and ready. best from today and through 2025+."



















