Tasting note
Stylish and sophisticated
aromatics, showing freshly cut
grass, honeydew melon,
passionfruit, gunflint, white
peach and blossom. On the palate dry, textured and intensely
focused. Effortlessly pure,
perfectly balanced and
pleasingly fresh, crisp and
elegant.
Aromas and flavours:





Reviews
Reviews for Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024:
Sam Kim
Wine Orbit
It's gorgeously fragrant on the nose, showing passionfruit, feijoa, green rockmelon and lime zest aromas. The palate is equally satisfying with excellent weight and persistency. Powerful and delectably expressed, making it hugely appealing. At its best: now to 2028.
Cameron Douglas MS
camdouglasms.com
A lovely nose and palate with a definitive bouquet of power and ripeness, variety and style. Aromas and flavours of fresh pears and citrus, a fine layer of tropical fruits and soft green herbs deliver an enticing aroma package. Crisp, salivating, fruity and dry on the palate with core flavours of white fleshed fruits then citrus, near high acidity with a soft satin edge. Balanced and well made with best drinking from late 2024 through 2028.
VINOUS (Rebecca Gibb MW)
Vinous
The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc is fine, fragrant and floral, with a bright, juicy core filled with sunlight. It is aromatically pure and pretty with violet, elderflower and nectarine scents in equal measure. The finish is focused and precise with attractively scented length. Enjoy this in its youth for its perfume and finesse. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2028.
Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide
5 STARS
Currently delicious, the impressive 2024 vintage (*****) was estate-grown and mostly handled in tanks; 10 per cent of the blend was fermented in old oak barrels. Bright, light lemon/green, it is weighty, with strong, ripely herbaceous flavours, showing a distinct touch of complexity, and a basically dry (5 grams/litre of residual sugar), crisp, lasting finish. Best drinking 2026.
Additional information
Type: white wine from New Zealand
Varial: Sauvignon Blanc
Food matching: Serve with salads and vegetables, and with Mediterranean fare.
Vineyards: 65% of the fruit from the Clouston vineyard, the balance from Pencarrow Vineyard, Martinborough, New Zealand
Winemaking: The fruit is harvested and gently
crushed to tank, cold settled over
two days and racked to tank and
fermented leaving 5 g/litre of
residual sugar giving added weight
and texture to the wine.
A 10% portion is fermented in old
barrels. The wine then spends a
further two months on lees
before bottling.
Cellaring potential: 2028+
Closure: Screwcap
Alcohol: 14% vol
Residual sugar: 5 g/l
Total acidity: 6.8 g/l
Bottle size: 0.75l
Notice: contains sulphites, milk
Nutritional Information
| Nutritional Information per 100 ml |
| Energy |
340 kJ (81 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates |
0.4 g |
| of which Sugars |
0.4 g |
| Contains negligible amounts of fat, saturates, protein and salt. |
Ingredients: Grapes, preservative: sulphites; milk.
Produced and bottled by: Palliser Estate Wines of Martinborough Ltd, PO Box 121, Martinborough 5741, New Zealand
Distributor: vinabonus GmbH, Simmedenweg 40, 34134 Kassel, Germany
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