2025 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc

A fabulously concentrated Cloudy Bay with crisp acidity lending a zesty feel.

The 2025 release of the Sauvignon Blanc that put New Zealand wine on the map marks it’s 41st vintage. Brilliant water like core with a greenish tint to the edges. Pungent gooseberry, passionfruit, lime and green apple aromas engulf the olfactory senses with some herbaceous grassy and mineral notes also evident. Mouth watering ripe gooseberry, passionfruit and green apple flavours are delivered fabulous intensity, carrying with them ample textural volume. Some lime, delicate herbaceous grassy characters, spicy asparagus and flinty mineral elements extend across the back half. Crisp acidity lending a zesty feel across the long scrumptious finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews…..
Concentrated and fragrant, with lemongrass, lemon verbena and celery salt notes to complement the pineapple, mango and lemon curd flavors, plus a touch of orange sherbet. Gains momentum on the long, expressive finish. Drink now.
93 Points
Wine Spectator

The 2025 Sauvignon Blanc is fleshy and intense, as is the style of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, and there is enough savory extract and shape in the wine to elevate it beyond the norm. Here, we have grass clippings and brine, green olive tapenade, passion fruit and pineapple husk. The acidity is saline, and all elements work together toward a common goal. I recall, in context, this wine looking a little sweeter and fleshier than some of its regional peers, and yet here today in isolation, it looks tight, textural and composed. It's very good indeed. Cloudy Bay is a member of the Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW). 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2026-2036.
94 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate