Dog Point Section 94 2006
Reviewed by Neal Martin
94 points
The 2006 Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc is candidate for New Zealand’s best Sauvignon Blanc. Aged for 18 months in older French oak and named after a cartographic reference to a part of their vineyard, the aromatics demonstrate the complexity that Sauvignon Blanc can achieve in experienced hands: a complex melange of gooseberry, beeswax and a touch of rose petals, the palate a perfect marriage of chalky minerality and subtle tropical fruits. It puts pay to “thrilling Sauvignon Blanc” being an oxymoron and should age up to 4- or 5-years.
Since debuting with the 2002 vintage, ex-Cloudy Bay winemakers James Healy and Ivan Sutherland have been fashioning some of Marlborough’s finest wines under their label Dog Point and their 2006s were nothing less than exceptional.