Villa Maria Reserve Southern Clays Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Offering terrific fruit purity, the enticing bouquet shows Granny Smith apple, kiwifruit, lemongrass, and kaffir lime characters. The palate displays excellent weight and persistence, wonderfully framed by saline texture and lively acidity, finishing impressively long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2032. Score – 96. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, April 2025)