The 2022 Greywacke Wild Sauvignon Blanc flips everything you expect from Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Forget punchy tropicals—this one is barrel-fermented with wild yeasts, creating a layered, textural white that’s more white Burgundy than classic Kiwi Sauv.
Expect notes of lemon, flint, passionfruit, and a savoury edge. It’s rich, complex, and just a little wild—thanks to native yeasts and aging in old French oak.
Made by Kevin Judd (yes, the founding winemaker of Cloudy Bay), this is Sauvignon Blanc with serious depth and aging potential.
The finer stuff!
Drink window,2024 to 2034 Type,White wine Varietals,Sauvignon Blanc Vintage,2022 ABV,13.5% Country,New Zealand Region,Marlborough Sub region, Bottle size,750ml Bottle closure,Screw top
Sourced from a few sites across Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and the central Wairau Plains. Spontaneous indigenous yeast fermentation in French oak barriques. Occasional lees stirring. Around two thirds underwent mlf and was left on yeast lees for six months. Winter melon, jackfruit and pandan. Nettle, fiddlehead and blackberry. A hint of lemon verbena and honeycomb. Ground cumin spices lead into the crashing waves of acidity, oat milk creaminess and some white pepper powder. This is a mosaic of fruit, spice and fernery with power and eons of detail. A wine that can be picked over for its composition or equally enjoyed in a burgundy glass from aperitif to main meal. Drink by 2034.
94 points - James Suckling
Lots of character to this, with apples, pears, popcorn kernels and blanched nuts. It’s medium-bodied with delicious fruit and a flavourful finish. A serious sauvignon blanc for chardonnay lover. Flinty and reductive at the end. Screw cap.
94 points - Wine Spectator
A stunning white, aromatic and supple, with wild fennel, quince, pear and green papaya flavors on a creamy frame. Aromatic details of mango and honeysuckle, with a whiff of flint, emerge on the finish, which just goes on and on. Drink now.
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From Kevin Judd in Marlborough, Greywacke Wild 2022 shows smoky flint, citrus zest and textural richness. A New Zealand icon dispatched from Sydney and delivered nationwide.
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