Tiki Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024 ($22 per bottle)
Quantities are in 6 packs - $132 for 6 bottles
($22 per bottle)
AWARDS & REVIEWS:
2024 VINTAGE
5 STARS (94 POINTS) - Wine Orbit, Oct 2024
GOLD (91 POINTS) - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2024
94 POINTS - International Wine Show 2024
93 POINTS / EXCELLENT - Cameron Douglas MS
92 POINTS / RECOMMENDED - Robert Parker Wine Advocate
91 POINTS - Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
91 POINTS - Sommeliers Choice Awards 2025
91 POINTS - James Suckling
4 STARS - Cuisine Magazine
"Aromas of passionfruit, lime zest and cut grass. The palate is light-bodied with a creamy texture and bright acidity, giving notes of lychees, mandarins and flint. Fresh and vibrate." James Suckling
2023 VINTAGE
5 STARS (94 Points) - Wine Orbit, July 2023
92 POINTS - International Wine Show 2023
90 POINTS (Silver) - Decanter World Wine Awards 2024
90 POINTS (Silver) - National Wine Awards Aotearoa 2023
17/20 POINTS - jancisrobinson.com, Nov 2023
COMMENDED - International Wine Challenge 2024
BEST BUY - Wine Enthusiast
2022 VINTAGE
5 STARS (93 Points) - Wine Orbit, June 2022
4 STARS / RECOMMENDED - Bob Campbell MW - The Real Review
92 POINTS - Cameron Douglas MS
17.5/20 - Winegrower's Blind Tasting 2022: "Good regional expression."
International Wine Challenge 2023, Tasting Note:
"Fruity, peapod and green pepper rise with really zesty citrus acidity."
2021 VINTAGE
GOLD - International Wine Show 2021
5 STARS - Wine Orbit
5 STARS - The Wine Rater - Sauvignon Blanc Tasting
5 STARS - Yvonne Lorkin, Wine Reviewer, Feb 2022
HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Wine Merchant Magazine Top 100 Awards 2022
SILVER (93 POINTS) - Decanter World Wine Awards 2022
94 POINTS - Natalie MacLean, Wine Reviewer Canada
93 POINTS - Cameron Douglas MS, World of Wine, Summer 2021
4.5 STARS - Michael Cooper, Wine Writer
4 STARS - Cuisine Magazine, January 2022
4 STARS / RECOMMENDED - Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, The Real Review
SILVER - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2021
SILVER - Aotearoa Regional Wine Competition 2021
VINTAGE 2024 - TASTING NOTES
TIKI SINGLE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC
COLOUR:
A delicate, pale green/gold.
NOSE AND PALATE:
A serious, concentrated, and expressive wine, flaunting a powerful bouquet of tomato leaf, passionfruit and bright citrus that flows through the palate.
REGION:
100% Waipara, North Canterbury
WINEMAKING: The fruit was in excellent condition given the hot, dry summer with moderate yields across all blocks and the vintage was well ahead in terms of maturity
compared to recent years. Following regular assessment of the developing fruit flavours, all of the Tiki Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc blocks were harvested individually in the early morning to preserve the varietal characteristics. The free run juice was kept separate from the pressing portion to provide a wine with greater finesse. Cold settled then inoculated with an aromatic yeast and fermented at 13 – 15C to enhance the aroma and flavour profile of the vineyard blocks. To add complexity, a small portion was fermented in old French oak. The wine was left on their lees to enhance the mouthfeel and texture then racked and stored in full tanks until blending in June.
WINEMAKER:
Alastair Maling MW
GRAPE VARIETY:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
MATURATION:
95% stainless steel fermentation, 5% barrel fermentation
WINE ANALYSIS:
Alc Vol: 13.0 - 13.5%
Acidity (TA): 8.2 g/L
Residual Sugar: 3.88 g/L
pH: 3.18 g/L
WHEN TO ENJOY:
2024-2026 - will continue to develop for a further five years from vintage date.