2017 New Zealand

Unlike the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the 2017 Sauvignon Blanc comes off vineyards on the Waimea Plains. Twenty percent is barrel fermented to try to get some more texture into the wine. Always a touch green, the 2017 is no exception, showing hints of green bean that come dangerously close to asparagus, but then it balances those with currant and pink grapefruit notes. It's plump and medium-bodied, with a bit of creaminess on the mid-palate.
Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate (winter 2018)

Dog Point combines the considerable winegrowing experience of Ivan Sutherland and James Healy, the former chief viticulturist and head winemaker at New Zealand’s iconic Cloudy Bay. Grapes are all hand-picked. A non-interventionist, natural, handsoff technique characterises all their wines and all viticulture is now organic.

This is intensely aromatic on the nose with notes of gooseberry and fresh grass complemented by an intriguing struck-match note. The palate is riper with peach, apricot and fig dominating, wellbalanced by white grapefruit and refreshing acidity. A mineral backbone persists even on the long finish. Drink now to 2020.