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Falconhead Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

From $16.99

The New Zealand falcon has been a revered guardian of our vineyards for decades. At our Riverview Vineyard on the banks of the Ngaruroro River in the Hawke’s Bay, we housed and trained a male and female falcon whose seemingly effortless grace held us rapt for many years.

Ripe scented tropical fruit and herbal aromatics lead into a salivating saline palate, with lively acid surrounding a core of fresh citrus fruit flavours.

This wine is drinking well now but can be cellared for up to 2 years.

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Description

The New Zealand falcon has been a revered guardian of our vineyards for decades. At our Riverview Vineyard on the banks of the Ngaruroro River in the Hawke’s Bay, we housed and trained a male and female falcon whose seemingly effortless grace held us rapt for many years.

The only remaining bird of prey endemic to New Zealand helps us with our natural sustainability program by managing pest control operations. To this day we still have a resident falcon who often visits the feeding station we’ve set up as a token of appreciation to this flying celebrity who also graces our country’s $20 bill. It’s worth noting that just one of these bills will get you a nice bottle of Falconhead to take home…

Additional information

Weight 1 kg
Amount

Single Bottle, Case (6 Bottles), Case (12 Bottles)

Wine Review

A lovely expression with a bouquet and palate of apple and and sweet grapefruit, fresh mango and passionfruit all laced with a fresh basil and wet river pebble mineral ideas. Crisp and dry a core of fruit and power from acidity and palate tension. Delicious, fresh and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2027.
93 Points, Excellent.

Cameron Douglas, MS

Food Pairings

Oysters, scallops and garlic prawns or a goat cheese platter are great food matches.

Vineyards and Winemaking

The grapes for this wine were harvested in our Kuranui vineyard and transported to a contract facility for dejuicing and settling before transporting to our Katikati winery for fermentation in stainless tanks using specifically selected yeast strains. Following fermentation, the wine was blended, protein stabilized, cold stabilized, fined and bottled in August 2025.