Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc is an intensely aromatic wine bursting with citrus, tropical fruit and fragrant, fresh summer herbs. The palate is generous and concentrated with excellent balance of fruit and acidity.

Pair with fresh, simple seafood dishes especially oysters. Also compliments goat's cheese well.

The Dog Point wines have been charming their way into the affections of JN staff and customers alike since their arrival. The vineyard combines the considerable wine growing experience of former Cloudy Bay personnel Ivan Sutherland and James Healy.

"Clean and crisp with grapefruit, green melon and lemon character. Hints of stones. Medium body. Lovely acidity and a delicious finish. Some phenolic tension here. From organically grown grapes. 92 points."
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, September 2023.

"26-year-old vines in the Wairau Valley, though some vines were planted in 1984. Silty clay loams with some gravel. Hand-picked and whole-bunch pressing of fruit prior to cold settling then fermentation. 60% of this wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 4 months in stainless-steel tanks then bottled without fining. TA 7.4 g/l, pH 3.14.
Intensely aromatic and characteristically smoky, with marked reduction, a style that Dog Point have mastered so brilliantly. That smokiness is notable yet not excessive even if it is highly stylised. Behind the struck match is vibrant grapefruit and pear, immense depth and remarkable complexity for a young, unoaked white. Chewy texture and low pH make this a mouth-watering and persistent dry wine that is obviously Sauvignon Blanc but not just Sauvignon Blanc, and with better likely ageing capacity than most NZ SBs. Excellent purity and precision. I find this unspittable and feel sure it will be even better after another year in bottle. Drink to 2027. 17.5 points."
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, March 2024.

"The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc is flinty and gray scale on the nose, with graphite, asphalt, white paper, preserved lemon rind and dried sage. In the mouth, the tropical fruit continues to be kept at bay, while the aroma notes continue through the length of the palate. this is a classy wine, all elegance and restraint. It's very different from the 2024 - what I would classify as "more classical" - tasted alongside. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink to 2033. 93 points."
Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate, December 2024.