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Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2025 750ml
🇳🇿 Best Buy - The Wine Enthusiast | Layers of passionfruit, tropical fruit.
Rapaura Springs · Marlborough · New Zealand · 2025
Rapaura is the beating heart of Marlborough — a sub-region of the Wairau Valley where the stony, free-draining soils and long hours of sunshine produce Sauvignon Blanc of exceptional intensity and character. Rapaura Springs takes its name from this storied terroir, and the wine delivers on every promise the address ...Show More >
Rapaura Springs · Marlborough · New Zealand · 2025
Rapaura is the beating heart of Marlborough — a sub-region of the Wairau Valley where the stony, free-draining soils and long hours of sunshine produce Sauvignon Blanc of exceptional intensity and character. Rapaura Springs takes its name from this storied terroir, and the wine delivers on every promise the address makes: pure, vibrant, and unmistakably Marlborough.
The nose is an exuberant rush of passionfruit, lime, lemongrass, and tropical fruit, with a signature herbaceous lift of jalapeño and fresh basil. On the palate, juicy fruit flavors are balanced by a lovely textural element that pads out the zippy acidity, leading to a long, mouth-watering finish with notes of ruby grapefruit, guava, and crunchy sea salt.
92 Points – Wine Enthusiast | “With all the feistiness you’ve come to know and love from Marlborough Savvy B, this explodes with aromas of passion fruit, lime, lemongrass, jalapeño and bell pepper. There’s a lovely textural element on the palate that nicely pads out the zippy acidity, taking this up a notch in quality — just as a good reserve-level wine should. Best Buy.” (Vintage 2025).
92 Points – Wine Spectator | “Bursting with notes of ruby grapefruit, guava and pear, accented by tangerine, lemon blossoms, crunchy sea salt, fresh basil and lemon oregano. Offers appealing plumpness, ending with a long, expressive finish.” (Vintage 2025).
- Producer: Rapaura Springs
- Vintage: 2025
- Appellation: Marlborough, New Zealand
- Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
- Size: 750ml
- Tasting Notes: Passionfruit, lime, lemongrass, jalapeño, ruby grapefruit, guava, sea salt, fresh basil
- Pairings: Grilled fish, shellfish, goat cheese, Thai cuisine, light salads, aperitif
Dual 92-point scores and a Best Buy designation — Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at its most expressive and rewarding.
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Wine Information:
Country: New Zealand
Region: South Island
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Marlborough
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Type: Whites
Size: 750ml
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Expert Rating - Prior Vintage 2023
Wine Spectator 92 Points | Vibrant and generous, showing off passion fruit, lemon, peach and ginger notes up front, backed by toasted herbs, sea salt minerality and plenty of intensity on the mouthwatering finish. A hint of chive flower lingers