Bob Campbell is one of only 264 Masters of Wine in the world. An international wine judge, Bob judges wine professionally in ten countries and contributes regularly to publications around the world. His specialty is New Zealand wine which he reviews from an international perspective.

Dog Point Section 94 Marlborough NZ Sauvignon Blanc 2008

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93/100 55

Dog Point’s “off the mainstream” Sauvignon Blanc is oak-fermented using wild yeasts before being bottled with a cork (Sauvignon Blanc with a cork is like a car driving on its emergency spare wheel - an accident waiting to happen). This is seriously delicious wine with lovely minerality, an appropriate tease of classy oak and pure, focused fruit flavour from a vintage that often did not deliver the goods. Terrific wine with controlled funk and pleasing complexity.

Tasted: Apr 2010    Average price: NZD $35 (~USD $29)

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