Villa Maria Southern Clays Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Wonderfully styled and enticing, the wine shows Granny Smith apple, rockmelon, sweet basil and lemon/lime zest aromas on the nose. The splendidly flavoursome palate delivers terrific fruit intensity together with saline texture and bright acidity, finishing impressively long and delectable. At its best: now to 2028. Score – 95. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Aug. 2022)