It was only after the Cowley family purchased their 65 acre vineyard in 1998 that they discovered that it had been the site of the first vinifera grape plantings in all of New Zealand. There's even...
Dom Benoit Chauveau - Pouilly Fume La Charmette 2023 (750ml)
Lower ABV I certainly wouldn’t try to tell the 2023 Chauveau Pouilly Fume La Charmette apart from a $40+ Sancerre when tasting blind. Not surprising: its from the same Sauvignon Blanc grapes, Kimmeridgian...
Organic/Bio Just a short distance from Sancerre, Pouilly Fume showcases the smokier, gunflint, side of Sauvignon Blanc. Especially at this outstanding estate run by 8th generation winegrower Katia Mauroy-Gauliez...
Dom De La Chezatte - Coteaux Du Giennois Blanc 2023 (750ml)
Lower ABV Think of Coteaux du Giennois as the front door to Sancerre (technically the “back door” since it’s down river, but that doesn’t sound nearly as good!). The limestone soils...
Dom De La Fidelite - Menetou Salon Blanc 2022 (750ml)
Lower ABV It’s always tempting to refer to Sauvignon Blanc from the eastern Loire Valley as coming from “near Sancerre” to take advantage of that brand. And Menetou-Salon really is not...
Dom Des Chasseignes - Sancerre Les Chasseignes 2020 (750ml)
Lower ABV From old vines in one of the oldest named vineyards of Sancerre, this gets the full luxury treatment: old vines, organic and biodynamic farming, hand harvest, and fermentation and a full year’s...
Lower ABV In the western Loire, Sauvignon sometimes struggles to ripen past its herbal, even bell-peppery, youth. In Cheverny, growers get their Sauvignon ripe AND get to add Chardonnay (15% here) for...
This small (20 acre) family-owned estate makes delicious wines that studies the interaction of Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre's diverse soils. Here you’ll taste the impact of Sancerre’s famed...
Organic/Bio With folks like Francois Cotat and Gerard Boulay, Vaceron sits at the very top of any informed Top Sancerre lists. Organic farming, low yields, native fermenation and large cask aging give...
Lower ABV So many Cottats in Sancerre! Here Eric Cottat gets the better of the tricky 2024 vintage with this wine from Terres Blanches (Kimmeridgian marl) and a Caillotes (limestone) soils. Done all in...
Galactica - Sauvignon Blanc Valle Central Chile 2024 (750ml)
Lower ABV Deliciously fresh and fruit-filled Sauvignon here from cool sites in Chile’s Valle Central at 1,650 feet elevation. Done all in steel from “Clone 1 Sauvignon,” it shows punchy...
As Vinous explains, “In 2009, Kevin Judd left LVMH-owned Cloudy Bay after 25 years to set up his own label, Greywacke, which is now one of Marlborough’s most respected producers, particularly...
Lower ABV Basically a “baby Sancerre”, this exciting young Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the same chalky slate soils you’ll find across Sancerre from 10-40 year-old vines, fermented in...
Lower ABV Jean-Pierre Vacher, his son Jerome and daughter-in-law, Karine, are making classic, focused, Sancerre that hold on to Sancerre's freshness, especially in cloudy years like 2024. Done all...
Kivelstadt Cellars - Sauvignon Blanc The Family Secret 2023 (750ml)
Organic/Bio Lower ABV Some varietal grapefruit and lemon citrus notes peek out here, but it’s the crunchy Granny Smith, crisp Golden Delicious and Honeydew melon aromas and flavors that hold center...
Lower ABV From the Wairau Bar, a gravel bank at the north tip of Marlborough on Cloudy Bay, this is super fresh and zippy New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. It’s loaded with ruby red grapefruit, tart pink...
Lower ABV Direct, mouthwatering, delicious French Sauvignon Blanc fun here in a wine that serves up straight-ahead grapefruit and green peach aromas and flavors, a whiff of fresh herb and then a nice pop...
Lail - Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Blueprint 2024 (750ml)
Cabernet dominates Napa Valley vineyards, but given room, it's white Bordeaux stablemate makes great wine, too. Here it's given the full white Bordeaux treatment, adding a layer of spice and stoniness...
Lail - Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Georgia 2022 (750ml)
Anywhere Cabernet Sauvignon thrives, its Bordeaux stablemate, Sauvignon Blanc, will probably shine as well. But Robin Lail is one of the first in Napa willing to let Sauvignon Blanc shine on a truly prime...
Mount Fishtail Wines - No Alcohol Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough NV (750ml)
Doing non-alcoholic wine that tastes like wine is hard and usually the most we can say is, “They’ve done the best job we can find.” This goes a big step forward – tasting this blind...
Patricia Green - Sauvignon Blanc Willamette Valley 2024 (750ml)
The late Patty Green loved Sauvignon Blanc and her co-founder/current Patricia Green winemaker Jim Anderson always makes one of the Willamette Valley’s best. In 2023 there’s a new label and...
Rock Ferry - Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 3rd Rock 2023 (750ml)
Organic/Bio Lower ABV This all organic/sustainable estate celebrates the wonder of our 3rd rock from the sun in this super easy-drinking, right down the middle, Sauvignon Blanc. Bold – not overwhelming!...
Lower ABV From the historic Wairau Bar in Marlborough, this is stylish Kiwi Sauv Blanc in a deliciously ripe and generous style. And better than ever in 2024 when it made Wine Spectator's 2025 Top...