Omaka Springs Estate Sauvignon Blanc shows the best that Marlborough has to offer. This wine displays a burst of tropical fruits - guava, passion fruit, and a hint of ripe melon, complimented by a vibrant acidity, herbaceous tomato stalk notes and nuances of green capsicum. The careful addition of a small amount of Semillon lends good structure and adds to the texture and length.
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
Appelation: Southern Valleys, Marlborough
Vineyard: Kennedys Road and Falveys Estate Vineyard
Barrel Aging: Stainless Steel
"Omaka Springs Sauvignon Blanc, is most likely the best value in the entire Bay Area today in Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. This is particularly the case for those palates (like mine) who yearn for elegance and restraint in their New Zealand Savvys…One would be hard pressed to find a white from anywhere that delivers as much in terms of quality and flexibility on the dinner table as this wine.” - Rod Haden, The Wine Shelf
2011 Sauvignon Blanc
Cases Produced: 20,800
Alcohol: 12%
Brix at Harvest: 23
Residual Sugar: 5 g/l
- 90 points Wilfred Wong, WB BevMo (USA)
- Bronze Medal Marlborough Wine Show (NZ)
2010 Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 13%
Residual Sugar: 7.7 g/l
Brix at Harvest: 23
Cases Produced: 20,000
- 90pts & Top 7 Summer Sauvignon, Wine Snooth (Web)
- 90pts Wilfred Wong, WB BevMo (USA)
- 88pts Wine Spectator, (USA)
- Bronze Medal Romeo Bragato 2010 (NZ)
"So pure and pristine, the alluring '10 Omaka Springs Sauvignon Blanc peels off aromas of lemon and grapefruit skin; bright and lively with excellent depth and persistence." - Wilfred Wong, WB BevMo
"Melon, passion-fruit, key-lime and apricot flavors, are as tangy as they are juicy and refreshing, with vivid acidity and pretty lemongrass details. Drink now." - Wine Spectator
"Mineral and a hint of smaoke on the nose. Nice fresh fruit; lime, capsicum, gooseberry. Concentration is supported by a little sweetness. Straightforward yet quite well-balanced and well-made."
- WineNZ Magazine
"Pretty and perfumed with lovely floral and herb notes over a core of crisp gooseberry, melon and nectarine fruits. This really glides onto the tongue with a lovely vibrancy, but on a human scale. The fruit is juicy, fresh and bright recalling the aromas on the nose. The back end is bright, vibrant and transparent with a final mineral note entwined with some citrus pith and a lingering mélange of lime and passionfruits. A winner!" - Wine Snooth
2009 Sauvignon Blanc
Cases Produced: 20,000
Alcohol: 12.5%
Brix at Harvest: 22
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
- Bronze Medal Decanter Wine Awards 2010 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal New World Wine Awards 2010 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2010 (NZ)
- 85 points Wine Enthusiast (USA)
- 85 points Wine Spectator (USA)
- 84 points Bob Campbell, MW
2008 Sauvignon Blanc
Cases Produced: 33,000
Alcohol: 12.6%
Brix at Harvest: 28
Residual Sugar: 4.2 g/l
- Silver Medal International Wine and Spirit Competition 2009 (UK)
- Bronze Medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2009 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2009 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal New World Wine Awards 2009(NZ)
- 86 pts Wine Spectator (USA)
- 86 pts Wine Enthusiast (USA)
- 89 pts Wine and Spirits (USA)
- 85 points Bob Campbell, MW
2007 Sauvignon Blanc
Cases Produced: 16,000
Alcohol: 12.7%
Brix at Harvest: 23
Residual Sugar: 8.2 g/l
- Double Gold Medal San Francisco Int. Wine Show (June 2008 USA)
- 89 points Wine Spectator (May 2008 - USA)
- Silver Medal London Int. Wine and Spirits Competition 2007(UK)
- Silver Medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2007 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal Liquorland top 100 2007 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal Decanter Wine Awards 2008 (NZ)
- 86 points Wine Enthusiast (USA)
- 89 points Wine & Spirits (USA)
- 80 points Bob Campbell, MW
2006 Sauvignon Blanc
Cases Produced: 20,000
Alcohol: 13%
Brix at Harvest: 23
Residual Sugar: 7.1 g/l
- Blue Gold & Top 100 Sydney Int. Wine Competition 2007 (AU)
- Silver medal International Aromatics Competition 2006 (NZ)
- Silver Medal Sélections Mondiales des Vins 2007 (Canada)
- Silver Medal Tasters Guild International Wine Awards 2007 (USA)
- Bronze medal Bragato Wine Awards 2006 (NZ)
- Bronze medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2006 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2007 (NZ)
- Bronze Award International Cool Climate Wine Show 2007 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2007 (NZ)
- Bronze Medal Dallas Morning News Int. Wine Awards (USA)
"This is very nice, with just enough herbaceousness to mark it as New Zealand, yet not so much as to be overwhelming. Green pea scents are interspersed with hints of honey and fig, while the finish is a bit short but crisp and filled with citrus and chalk." - Wine Enthusiast
2005 Sauvignon Blanc
Cases Produced:
Alcohol: 12.5%
Brix at Harvest:
Residual Sugar: 3.8 g/l
