Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc

2019, Marlborough New Zealand

Not your everyday Marlborough Sauvy - aged for 18 months in old French oak using wild yeasts, this is a wine with several years cellaring in mind!
96/100 & Top Rank (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review) - " A spectacular wild-fermented, judiciously oaked Marlborough sauvignon which is as good as it gets"
5 Stars (Michael Cooper) - "This ranks among the country's greatest oak-aged Sauvignon Blancs"
"Section 94 is one of Marlborough's most highly-acclaimed barrel fermented/matured examples of sauvignon blanc." (Bob Campbell MW)
Made by ex-Cloudy Bay winemakers

Produced by ex-Cloudy Bay dudes James Healy and Ivan Sutherland. They were partly responsible for producing Cloudy Bay’s world class “Te Koko” oak aged Sauvy back in the day. They took their know-how to their own Dog Point label in producing Section 94.

This is no ordinary Marlborough Sauvy – it’s oak aged for 18 months in old French Oak barrels using wild yeasts, it’s a full bodied style full of texture and it’s downright amazing. If you haven’t been converted to the oak aged Sauvy movement yet, now’s the time and this is the wine!

It comes with a big international reputation and never fails to impress. Master of Wine Stephen Wong scored this 96/100 and said ” A spectacular wild-fermented, judiciously oaked Marlborough sauvignon which is as good as it gets.”

Scoring 5 Stars with Michael Cooper who said “This ranks among the country’s greatest oak-aged Sauvignon Blancs. Looking for ‘texture, rather than rich aromatics’, Dog Point fermented and lees-aged the 2016 vintage (5*) for 18 months in seasoned French oak casks. Hand-harvested in the Dog Point Vineyard (for which ‘Section 94’ was the original survey title), at the confluence of the Brancott and Omaka valleys, and fermented with indigenous yeasts, it is a powerful, tightly structured wine, full of potential. It has highly concentrated, citrusy, gently herbaceous flavours, showing excellent vigour and complexity, balanced acidity, and a fully dry, lasting finish. (The very classy 2013 vintage (5*), held back to acquire bottle-age, was released in 2019. Proving the ageability of well-crafted Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, it is still very vigorous, with light colour, a real sense of youthful drive, and lovely depth and harmony.)”

While most Sauvy is made to drink now this is a wine of class that you could comfortably tuck away in the cellar for several years yet. We recommend grabbing a few bottles to open up along the way – just watch it evolve!

The Dog Point boys recommend fish, poultry or aromatic cheese dishes for the best food matches.