Craggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a premium Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc sourced from the Te Muna Road sub-district — one of New Zealand's benchmark Sauvignon Blanc sites. Crafted from more than 50 individual vineyard parcels and fermented across stainless steel, French and Austrian oak, and amphora, it combines vibrant citrus and tropical fruit with the saline minerality and textural complexity that define Te Muna's distinctive river stone terroir.
Appearance
Pale straw with bright clarity and a clean, luminous rim.
Nose
White flowers and blossom with freshly cut peach, passionfruit and preserved lemon. Herbal lift and a mineral undercurrent from the river stone terroir of Te Muna Road.
Palate
Fresh and textural with fruit and floral notes intertwined with preserved lemon, key lime and saline minerality. The combination of stainless steel, oak and amphora fermentation adds layered complexity without obscuring the wine's aromatic precision. Long, elegant finish.
Winemaking
Over 50 individual parcels sourced from Te Muna Road, with 13% hand harvested. Each parcel fermented separately in stainless steel, French and Austrian oak, and amphora. Three months on lees before fining and filtration. Residual Sugar: 2.7g/L. Acidity: 6.4g/L. pH: 3.13. ABV: 12.5%.
Vineyard & Region
Te Muna Road is one of Martinborough's most distinctive sub-districts — a river terrace site where free-draining river stone soils impart a characteristic saline minerality to the wines. Martinborough's cool, dry climate, shaped by the Tararua rain shadow and Cook Strait breezes, produces Sauvignon Blanc of genuine restraint and complexity, distinct from the tropical expressions of Marlborough.
Vintage Conditions
The 2025 vintage began with a warm, dry spring followed by a cooler, overcast summer that slowed ripening and preserved the wine's delicate aromatics. The long, cool growing season delivered bright acidity, mineral precision and the aromatic complexity that defines Te Muna at its best.
Cellaring
Drink now to 2028. Best enjoyed young to preserve aromatic freshness and mineral precision.
