2024 Lawson's Dry Hills Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 750 ml

Lawson’s Dry Hills is our #1-rated Sauvignon Blanc—and the 2024 is another stunner. It comes from a low-yielding but high-quality season that some winemakers think might be unequaled in their lifetime: “This feels like the best vintage in [my] 63 harvests. It’s quite incredible.”

Lawson’s unparalleled value is a blessing and a curse for American wine lovers. Because once Kiwi locals and Australian oenophiles have their fill, there’s seldom any left for anyone else. When there is, we jump on it—and we advise you to do the same, especially in years that are less than bountiful.

This wine is for fans of bright, ultra-aromatic white wines, and especially New World Sauvignon Blancs. It’s pure, classic New Zealand, bursting with passionfruit, lime, and gooseberry, interwoven with crushed basil, jalapeño, and wet river stone. On the palate, it’s crisp and electric, with layers of citrus zest, green apple, and guava wrapped around a core of saline minerality. 

While not a household name in the US, Lawson’s Dry Hills is in the prestigious Family of Twelve, a consortium of top-tier family-owned New Zealand estates like Craggy Range, Villa Maria, and Nautilus. 

Their winemaker is the worldly Marcus Wright, who’s made wine on three continents: He went to Chile before sharpening his Sauvignon Blanc skills in the Loire under the watchful eye of legendary Bordeaux (and now global) vintner Jacques Lurton. Marcus has been with Lawson’s Dry Hills since 2000, right around when they first snuck into the US market and started earning their stellar reputation.