But our top insider secret? There's another 'M' out there making truly brilliant Sauvignon – Moldova.
Like Marlborough, Codru in Moldova has a long, slow ripening season.
It’s cold winds keep the grapes healthy and mean the vineyards can easily be grown organically.
Albastrele is made with handpicked grapes from the Tvarditsa Estate at an award-winning cellar well equipped for producing bright, modern whites.
Made from carefully selected handpicked grapes, winemaker Marian Haraba has crafted a truly impressive white wine.
Bursting with vibrant gooseberry and citrus aromas, Albastrele makes an elegant apéritif or a delicious match for grilled fish or smoked salmon.
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Our great friend and award-winning winemaker, Hervé Sabardeil, is the master behind this dazzling, lemony-fresh Sauvignon Blanc. It's not from the Loire, its heartland, but select parcels from southern France to create a crisp white.
If you enjoy the freshness of Loire Sauvignon, you must try this great-value rival from the sunny south. It's from Hervé Sabardeil, a very gifted winemaker we've known for many years. His plan was to make the freshest, most aromatic, good-value white he could from whichever vineyards it took. Hence its ‘Vin de France’ classification. For Hervé, wine is an expression of nature's finest – the soil, the sunshine, the grape. La Belle Saison does that very well.
Pure and full of citrus zip, this wine has the freshness you'd expect from a Sauvignon, plus a light tropical fruit note thanks to the warmth of southern France. Delightfully refreshing, this Sauvignon is crisp, fruity and easy, on its own or with light dishes of grilled fish or salads.
New Zealand is a lovely place to visit, especially if you’re a wine lover.
And there’s one variety that everyone simply can’t get enough of: the fruit-driven, leap-from-the-glass, aromatic, lipsmacking, mouthwatering Sauvignon Blancs. They are absolutely irresistible!
Luckily, you don’t have to visit to taste their marvellous wines. We have some very good friends in New Zealand who give us access to their beautiful wines – like the lovely Company Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024, from the Trophy-winning Siefried Estate in Nelson, just up the coast from the famous Marlborough region. Bursting with flavour and shining with style, it really gives the Marlborough Savvies a run for their money – and it’s incredible value too!
At least 2,400 hours of sunshine a year, cool sea breezes and rich soil lend a zesty brilliance and richness of fruit to the Sauvignons of Nelson. That’s why this one boasts such thrilling intensity. With its rush of pure citrus, gooseberry and tropical fruit, it’s a classic New Zealand Sauvignon that dazzles at the very first sip.
Our customers love it:
“Such a lovely wine … another of my favourites” … “A joy to the taste buds …very refreshing” …
“This is the perfect bargain New Zealander for zingy zesty lemon crunch with a lashing of sea air!”
We think you will love it too, especially if you’re serving seafood – this is the perfect match. It’s also a refreshing drop just to sip on at the end of a long day.
5th May is International Sauvignon Blanc Day – not that you need an excuse to drink this dazzling, lipsmacking, fruit-filled, zesty, mouthwatering white. Any day is Sauvignon Blanc Day!
Though you might like to open something special on the day – and that’s where we come in. We have a superb range of international Sauvignon Blancs, and we are thrilled to bring a dozen of them to you (all shimmering with Gold!) at an amazing price.
We start in the old world, with fine French Sauvignon Blanc in the sublime Les Secrets d’Abbesse 2022 from the Loire, and the lovely La Belle Saison 2022 from the sun-blessed south, both wonderfully elegant and minerally. Then, savour some truly exciting new world examples bursting with vibrant fruit and irresistible aromatics.
First up is the lip-smacking Excelsior Little Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2024 from South Africa’s Breede River Valley and the De Wet family, deliciously grassy and zingy. The stunning Alta Tierra Gran Reserva 2023 is a prestige Chilean star from high up in the Elqui Valley, piercingly fresh and sunshine bright. There’s also the lovely Hayrick Sauvignon Blanc 2022 from California, full of bright orchard fruit, plus wonderful hay-like nuances. Last is NZ’s bestselling Marlborough favourite – the fabulous Sunday Bay 2023, with exuberant grapefruit flavours, a grassy nettle character, and bright citrus zip.
Another bestselling favourite, it comes from the award-winning Siefried Estate in sunny Nelson (not far from Marlborough) and absolutely dazzles with bright, juicy tropical flavours of passionfruit and melon, on a long, lip-smacking finish. Worth $199 a bottle, it’s yours FREE!
Yes, Burgundy makes Sauvignon Blanc! Saint Bris is a tiny appellation next door to Chablis, and it’s permitted to use Sauvignon Blanc in its wines. Not only is this wine absolutely delicious, but it’s also a bit of a rarity. Wonderfully fresh, pure and intense, with lots of citrus character, it’s a stunning Sauvignon you must try. Add a bottle to your order here.
