The Appellation Marlborough Wine Annual Collection 2023. Appellation Marlborough Wine
Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) was established in 2018 with a strict certification process for which the region’s producers are able to apply.
The 12 wines selected to comprise the 2023 collection range from $17 to $36 and encompass a broad range of winemaking techniques
The AMW quality mark is a guarantee that the wine is made from grapes that are 100% sourced from Marlborough, is bottled in New Zealand, is from vineyards certified by a recognised sustainable viticulture scheme and made from grapes cropped at or below a set of parameters established according to soil type and vine density variability.
Once a year the AMW invites its members to submit sauvignon blanc samples for its annual selection. This year over 70 new release sauvignon blancs were blind-tasted by an independent review panel made up of Jane Skilton MW, Erin Larkin and Andrea Martinisi. The top 12 wines were:
Appellation Marlborough Wine Annual Collection 2023 Arona Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Blind River, Central Wairau and Inland Awatere) Astrolabe Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (multi sub-regional) Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Southern Valleys and Central Wairau) Forrest Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Central Wairau) Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2021 (Southern Valleys and Central Wairau) Mount Riley Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Multi sub-regional) Nautilus Estate The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Central Wairau) Opawa Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Central Wairau) OTU Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Blind River and Otūwhero) Smith & Sheth CRU Wairau Sauvignon Blanc
This Article was originally published on The Real Review
