New Zealand / Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough 1981 Sauvignon Blanc

Source-supported draft: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 1981 is Good historically, sitting after early commercial plantings but before the mid-1980s international breakthrough. It is useful as context, not a modern auction target.

80 - Mixed
Score80
ConfidenceModerate
MaturityVariable
Window1985-1999

Vivintage verdict

Mixed

Source-supported draft: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 1981 is Good historically, sitting after early commercial plantings but before the mid-1980s international breakthrough. It is useful as context, not a modern auction target.

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