Spencer Hill Estate Goose Bay Sauvignon Blanc / Kosher & Mevushal / 2024 / 750mL

The Spencer Hill Estate Goose Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a bright, dry white from Upper Moutere in New Zealand, made in a kosher and mevushal style. It leans towards the citrus and stone fruit side of Sauvignon Blanc rather than pure green herbaceousness, with plenty of drive through the middle.

Grapefruit, lime zest and passionfruit lead the aroma, with a lift of fresh-cut herbs and a faint capsicum note sitting behind. The palate carries white peach and nectarine alongside the citrus, and there is a saline, almost mineral edge that keeps things from tipping into sweetness.

Acidity is the backbone here — clean, taut and persistent, pulling the fruit into a long, dry finish. The texture is light to medium, with enough flesh to stop the wine feeling austere, and it finishes with a pithy citrus grip that invites another glass.

Pour it with oysters, grilled whitefish, or a salad of goat's cheese, rocket and pear. It handles herb-driven cooking well — think dill, coriander and parsley — and works just as happily with roast chicken or a plate of smoked salmon on a warm afternoon.

Drink now through to 2027, served well chilled. The fruit is at its most expressive in the first couple of years, though the acid line will hold it comfortably.