Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

"Sandy Cove Sauvignon Blanc is produced exclusively for David Bowler Wine by renowned NZ winemaker Josh Scott. Made in limited quantities, this version of New Zealand’s famous wine is rounder and a bit richer than what one usually finds in New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in this price range. In other word, Sandy Cove represents real value." —importer

"Our 15th vintage of Sauvignon Blanc – previously awarded the World’s Best Sauvignon Blanc Trophy (IWSC Asia), and consistently awarded 90+ points, this wine is vibrant aromas of limes and ripe rockmelon with a hint of Feijoa. The palate is round and full with wonderfully balanced acidity and a moreish finish." —winemaker

"Intensely aromatic and full of Marlborough flavor and style. Beautifully balanced and refreshing." —winemaker

"Our single vineyard wine is genuinely aromatic, with focused minerality, balanced by fruit ripeness, intensity and great breadth and texture. Add a delicacy and elegance born of the locality, and the result is a wine full of complexity, genuinely resulting from the vineyard location in Blind River rather than prescriptive winemaking techniques. Showing super freshness, juicy acidity and a tactile phenolic profile in its youth, it will, as usual, get even better as the wine integrates." —winemaker

"Lifted floral notes, with hints of citrus fruits. Distinctive flavors of passionfruit and lime intermingled with layers of minerality, finishing with a fresh mouth-watering acidity." —winemaker

"Our 14th vintage of Sauvignon Blanc – previously awarded the World’s Best Sauvignon Blanc Trophy (IWSC Asia), and consistently awarded 90+ points, this wine is vibrant aromas of limes and ripe rockmelon with a hint of Feijoa. The palate is round and full with wonderfully balanced acidity and a moreish finish." —winemaker

"Spiced apple, kiwifruit, pineapple and stone fruits lead the charge here, which Is an amazingly Intense charge and is backed up by an equally intense minerality and smokiness. Wow!! Simply Wow!! Super intense and pithy attack which is rich, textured (as in the previous two years, dare I say phenolic), beautifully supple and dense. The "gin and tonic" character is replaced with a deep, rich yet subtle tropical fruit core tensioned by the most amazingly bright mouthwatering acidity. This acidity carries the wine to a long, textured finish that Is both bright and dense at the same time." —winemaker

"Fresh, zesty, juicy and full, this fruit-driven new world style wine will excite the senses without the racy overload. Tropical fruit with a fresh herbaceous character balanced with zesty passionfruit and a dry finish. A crisp refreshing wine that shows the true terroir characters of the soils and area it comes from." —winemaker

"The nose is expansive, complex and elegant. Guava, orange blossom and lime zest combine to give a lifted yet refined aromatic experience. The wine begins broadly in the palate, seeking all available tastebuds, and then expands further with notes of passionfruit, ripe pepper and candied lemon rind throughout the mouthfeel. Texturally, the wine is full-bodied, accompanied by sublime acidity that counterpoints the abundance of complex flavors." —winemaker

"The nose offers an intense “fruit basket” dominated by citrus scents with a note of blackcurrant bud. In the mouth, all is suppleness and elegance. The final spicy note emphasizes the freshness and the generous length of this Sauvignon." —winemaker