Spectator Wine Club, Berry Bros. & Rudd New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

It turns out that the 2015 Berry Bros. & Rudd New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is made by my old chum from Oddbins and, later, Berrys’ days, Sam Weaver, with his wife Mandy at Churton winery in Marlborough. The 22-hectare single vineyard is entirely organic/biodynamic and in 2015 one block of it was turned over to Berrys’ especially to produce this cracking wine. It’s vibrantly fresh, with typical but not overwhelming notes of gooseberry, cut grass and passion fruit. Indeed, it’s remarkably restrained by Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc standards and all the better for it.
Jonathan Ray - Spectator Wine - November 2016