2022 Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc Reserve (750ml)

Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand

B-21 Top Recommendation
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Fans of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and anyone seeking a delicious, easy to pour white won’t want to miss the enticing 93 pt. 2022 Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, a perfect balance of fragrant and richly textured citrus and tropical fruit and crisp saline-tinged acidity produced in a region “known for its purity” according to James Suckling and a stunning under $20 value.

With family roots in New Zealand dating back to 1867, the Neylon family were pioneers in aquaculture, building a successful business growing and exporting green lipped mussels before partnering with the Wiffin family to establish an orchard business and later converting the land to vineyards. Planting his initial parcel of commercial vines in the lower Wairau Valley in the early 2000’s, third generation John Neylon released the first vintage of Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc in 2007, expanding vineyard holdings over the next decades to become one of the largest family-owned wineries in New Zealand. Nestled in the heart of the Wairau Plains on the South Island, Rapaura’s sustainably farmed vineyards are planted on well-drained stony soils over crystalline springs fed by melting snow from the peaks of the Southern Alps that eliminate the need for irrigation. Crafting the Reserve to reflect “the diversity of the flavors produced in Marlborough wine,” according to winemaker Mike Bann, the 2022 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve was sourced from top vineyards in the Dillons Point and Wairau sub-regions, lending the 2022 Reserve aromatic notes of ripe passion fruit and a distinct, refreshing minerality. Immediately pressing the grapes after harvest, the succulent 2022 Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc Reserve was batch fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel to preserve its fresh flavors, yielding a precise, clean palate with a bright, persistent finish, a beautifully balanced Kiwi Sauv Blanc summed up by Decanter’s Tina Gellie as “Excellent.”

Named a “Best Buy” by the Wine Enthusiast and delivering outstanding value, the appealing 92 pt. 2022 Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc Reserve expresses its pristine origins in the South Island region of Marlborough with pure, ripe fruit flavors balancing pleasing racy acidity, a textbook New Zealand Sauv Blanc bargain priced for anyone seeking a delicious everyday white to fill up the cooler and enjoy often.

93WS

This luscious version offers ripe peach, ruby grapefruit and passion fruit flavors that are mouthwatering, with details of sea salt, dried herbs and fresh ginger. Gains momentum and intensity on the long, expressive finish, where lemon verbena and green tea linger. Drink now. 12,000 cases imported.

93 points, MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator (2023)

#3 - 2023 Wine Spectator Top 10 Values of the Year

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