2025 Kōparepare Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
$21.00
TASTING NOTE
Expressive of the Marlborough vintage with lifted aromas of grapefruit, lemongrass, ripe stone fruit, tropical hints, and with gentle crushed herb notes in support.
Fine and elegant, with flavours of grapefruit, lime, yellow peach and exotic tropical fruits underscored with varietal herbaceous notes. Clean and dry on the finish, this medium-bodied wine leaves the palate refreshed and wanting more.
Cellaring: Enjoy this wine while it is young and fresh, or allow to develop nicely (which it will beyond 5 years) if cellared carefully.
Food Match: Pair with sustainably sourced seafood, fresh summer salads, Japanese cuisine or soft salty cheeses.
Serve: Lightly chilled.
WINE ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 13%
Residual Sugar: 1.3 g/L
Acidity: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.17
VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING
Harvest Dates: various from March 28th to April 4th 2025.
Vintage: The winter before Spring 2024 brought ideal rainfall, driving strong early growth, high inflorescence numbers, and a rapid, clean flowering that set up excellent crop potential. Although ripening slowed mid-season due to milder conditions and larger yields - requiring fruit thinning - dry conditions kept disease pressure low and allowed a high-quality harvest from early March through early April.
Winemaking: The fruit was machine-harvested and pressed immediately with minimal skin contact. After settling, the clear juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks at 16°C – 12°C with selected yeast strains to preserve pure sub-regional characters and varietal flavours. The wine sat on light yeast lees in tank for up to 3 months prior to blending in August 2025. The wine has been heat and cold stabilised, and sterile filtered, prior to bottling.
ACCOLADES
- "Pristine and fabulously fragrant, the bouquet shows kiwifruit, green apple, and lemon zest aromas, leading to a splendidly flavoursome palate that's succulent and refreshing. Beautifully styled and expressed, offering excellent drinking. At its best: now to 2027. 93/100 Points (5 Stars) - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit.
- Wonderful lemongrass and citrus sherbet aromatics, brimming with lime, grapefruit citrus, fresh-cut grass, and crushed young basil, underpinned by a clean, stony edge. Soft and juicy on the palate before lifting into a deliciously awakening lime-driven zing of crisp acidity, with a splash of guava through the mid-palate. A balancing roundness follows from light lees contact, with a subtle peachiness. Chalky, stony mineral texture carries through on the finish - fun, fresh, feel-good sauvvy! 91/100 Points (4.5 Stars) - The Wine Writer.
- Bright, even, pale yellow. The nose is packed with aromas of guava, melon, citrus and blossom. Medium-light bodied, aromas of melon, guava and lime intermixed with grapefruit and blossom. The wine is bursting with fresh fruit, along with salivating acidity, unfolding citrus peels and a touch of saline. This Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is fresh and vibrant, packed with primary fruit, and a subtle texture adds substance to the mouthfeel. Match with fish & chips and steamed mussels over the next 2-3 years. 90 Points. Candice Chow (Raymond Chan Wine Reviews).
