In celebration of New Zealand Wine Week, Jancis Robinson shared a collection of tasting notes from a range of NZ producers, including Dog Point Vineyard.
Robinson highlights the full Dog Point portfolio, including Sauvignon Blanc 2019 and 2020, Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Chardonnay 2018 and Pinot Noir 2017 and 2018. Before offering her tasting highlights, she speaks about Dog Point as a “seriously admirable estate that manages to produce great Pinot Noir as well as Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough – and, also unusually for an NZ producer, takes Chardonnay seriously.”
She continues with some honest feedback, noting, “I loved the stage that the 2017 Pinot seems to have reached now, whereas I was rather snooty about it when I tasted it a year ago. Presumably the 2018 Pinot will also continue to gain stature. Their Section 94 subtly oaked Sauvignon Blanc is a NZ classic that ages very well but even their regular Sauvignon Blanc is much more stately in its evolution than most Marlborough Sauvignons.”
Read the full article HERE and see the tasting notes excerpted below:
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Dog Point Vineyard Chardonnay 2018
Marlborough
Several influential voices in the wine industry believe that in time Chardonnay may prove New Zealand's single highest achievement. All three of the Dog Point wines fermented in barrel are small in production, but the Chardonnay is the smallest, and at times indeed the most dazzling.
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Dog Point Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
Marlborough
Dog Point's renown as a Sauvignon Blanc producers has done nothing to lessen the enthusiasm around their Pinot Noir, today considered one of the finest in New Zealand. What sets their wine apart is the generosity of the structure, which comes off as rich but not sweet, and the complex mingling of fruit and savory notes.
Dog Point Vineyard
Dog Point Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
Marlborough
Dog Point's renown as a Sauvignon Blanc producers has done nothing to lessen the enthusiasm around their Pinot Noir, today considered one of the finest in New Zealand. What sets their wine apart is the generosity of the structure, which comes off as rich but not sweet, and the complex mingling of fruit and savory notes.
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Dog Point Vineyard Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Marlborough
Section 94 is widely regarded as the most distinctive and greatest Sauvignon Blanc being made in New Zealand today. James Healy and Ivan Sutherland were among the first to begin fermenting their Sauvignon in barrel with wild yeasts, a technique that along with the old vines they use, leads to a full-bodied wine that is less fruit-forward, more exotic, and has immense textural complexity.
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Dog Point Vineyard
Marlborough, New Zealand
Almost since its inception, Dog Point has been recognized as among the very top (arguably the very top) wine producers in New Zealand. Their two very different Sauvignon Blancs, their Pinot Noir, and their Chardonnay are all wines of astounding quality and complexity not just in the context of New Zealand wines, but globally.