Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024: best price for this the 40th celebratory vintage of New Zealand’s flagship wine and still the world’s favourite Sauvignon Blanc: case of six bottles delivered

94/100 Decanter
92/100 James Suckling
16/100 Jancis Robinson

We are pleased to present the 40th vintage of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, featuring a special commemorative label on every bottle to mark this significant milestone event. Over the past four decades, Cloudy Bay has become synonymous with exceptional Marlborough wines, and the 2024 vintage continues this legacy. This is a landmark vintage of New Zealand’s flagship wine, considered the world’s favourite Sauvignon Blanc. It still stands ahead of the crowd, and the new vintage is already being hailed by the leading critics.

Notes Decanter, ‘Cloudy Bay at 40: Raising a glass to a game changer . . . From the driest vintage on record, this is a fragrant, juicy wine, with aromas of grapefruit, sweet lime and jalapeño leading to a fine-textured palate with bright citrus fruit, fresh herbs and a touch of tomato stalk. Vibrant acidity drives a stony, dry finish with decent length.’

Notes James Suckling: ‘Consistently delicious with sliced-apple, gooseberry and lime character. Some grass too. Medium body, creamy texture and a fresh finish. Fortieth vintage of this wine. Drink now.’

Notes Jancis Robinson, ‘The fortieth vintage of this famous wine, whose debut vintage was 1985. Extremely dry summer required regular irrigation but produced healthy fruit with an early harvest. Free-run juice was cold-settled before fermentation all in tank except for 1.5% fermented warmer in large oak. A portion saw spontaneous fermentation. 55 of 81 possible ingredients went into this blend. A powerfully pungent nose that could only be Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. It is very powerful, with lots of vibrant green-fruit flavours. Just off-dry. No that long but lots of impact on the nose and palate entry. Drink 2024 – 2027.’

The wine is always limited in supply. So we are pleased to have again reserved for Members 50 cases of the 40th vintage at the exclusive Club Members’ price for a case of six bottles, including VAT, duty and delivery in the UK mainland.

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