At a glance
A Sauvignon Blanc that proves why Marlborough sets the benchmark for this grape variety: fruity and fresh, with earthy, saline depth and a length that lingers long in the memory. The 2025 vintage also marks a fresh start – as the first wine in the winery's newly designed bottle.
Taste
Pale green in the glass, the wine opens on the nose zesty and energetic, with juicy citrus and kaffir lime, backed by restrained white nectarine and passion fruit. On the palate the picture changes: ripe passion fruit and citrus notes meet peach and guava, before a fine earthy, saline minerality grounds and balances it all.
Production
A capricious season with high disease pressure demanded more manual work in the vineyard than usual – the effort was rewarded with exceptionally ripe fruit. The majority (95%) is cool-fermented with selected yeasts and matured in stainless steel tanks, while a small proportion (5%) undergoes a warmer, spontaneous fermentation in used French oak casks – the latter adds extra texture and depth. Ready to drink now, with potential for further development in the coming years.
Pairs with
A natural partner for seafood – mussels, crab, lobster – as well as for white meat and uncomplicated, fresh cuisine.
In context
Cloudy Bay is one of the names against which Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has to measure itself internationally. This vintage delivers the intensity and precision the winery is known for – now for the first time in the new bottle design.
At a glance – facts
- Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
- Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
- Vintage: 2025
- Ageing: 95% stainless steel (cold-fermented, cultured yeast), 5% French oak (spontaneous fermentation)
- Colour: Pale green
- Serving temperature: 8–10 °C
A wine that shows why Marlborough continues to be the reference point for this grape variety.
