"From one year to the next, this is one of New Zealand’s greatest wine bargains."
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc
- 4 Stars & Wine of the Week (Michael Cooper, NZ Listener, May 2025)
- "From one year to the next, this is one of New Zealand’s greatest wine bargains" (Michael Cooper)
- Zingy, tropical fruit flavours with a crisp, dry finish. You just can't go wrong!
Michael Cooper 4 Stars
Quite simply put by Michael Cooper, one of NZ’s most respected wine scribblers and regularly slurpers on all things NZ-winesy, “From one year to the next, this is one of New Zealand’s greatest wine bargains.”
And he ain’t wrong. This is the latest 2024 release of this notoriously bloody good value label. Previous 2016 and 2019 vintages have been Cooper’s Best Buy White Wine of the Year winners. From over 3,000 wines tried, that’s pretty good going you’d have to say!
This was Michael Cooper’s “Buy of the Week” back in May 2025 – scoring it 4 Stars in his weekly column for the NZ Listener he said “This great-value, strongly varietal wine was fermented and lees-aged in tanks. Bright, light lemon/green, it is highly aromatic, vibrant and tangy. Balancing ripe, passionfruit-like flavours with green capsicum-evoking notes, it shows very good vigour and intensity. (12.5% alc/vol) $16-$20”
Loaded with zingy, vibrant tropical fruit flavours and a crisp, dry finish. You just can’t go wrong! For the best food match try chicken, salads and seafood.
- 12.5%
- 750ml
- Screwcap
