The 2023 The Reserve Collection Hillside Sauvignon Blanc is mineral and tightly coiled, textural and chalky. The wine has magnificent phenolic presence, which is perhaps why I like it so much. This has excellent stride and stretch through the palate. The growing environment exposes the grapes to a harsh southerly wind, which thickens the skins and increases the phenolic content. It's superb. Sealed under screw cap.

The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc The Reserve Collection Hillside, is taken from a single vineyard and carefully made – hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed to preserve the clarity and delicacy of the fruit. Fermented in stainless steel, its Awatere Valley character shines through with its green fruit, silvery minerality and lemon citrus characters. You can expect intense fruit concentration and a supple, full palate. Firm but balanced acidity draws this wine together to produce a dry, structured white. It is filled with personality and persistence and laced with fine sinew.