Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) has announced its Annual Collection for 2025.
First launched in 2022, the initiative celebrates a benchmark selection of certified Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that showcases the diversity, quality, and authenticity that define the region.
Ninety-three AMW Certified wines were tasted blind over an intensive eight-hour session by an independent panel.
This year, New Zealand judges Stephen Wong MW and Cameron Douglas MS were joined by Australia’s Toni Paterson MW.
“The panel’s collective expertise mirrors the rigour of our certification process; through robust discussion and careful deliberation they have identified the twelve wines that best represent our benchmark, across our diverse sub-regions and styles,” says Michael Wentworth, CEO of AMW.
Stephen Wong MW explains the panel observed that the 2025 vintage “sees the return of a more classical Marlborough flavour profile – a combination of herbaceous and fruity, firmly rooted in gooseberry, capsicum, blackberry leaf and passionfruit”.
The selection also includes four wines from the contemporary category, which encompasses wines made with greater winemaking input, such as lees-ageing and fermentation vessels other than stainless steel.
“Two wines were from the intensely concentrated 2024 vintage and two long-aged styles from 2023,” says Wentworth. “This crucial part of the Marlborough story highlights the depth and diversity of Sauvignon Blanc when made with ageability in mind.”
He adds that the Collection continues to highlight that AMW members meet the highest standards of origin, quality, integrity, and sustainability through the certification process.
“Marlborough’s standing rests on an intensity and quality unique to this place. The AMW mark assures consumers that what they open is the true, provenance-driven expression of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, and the twelve wines in the Annual Collection demonstrate that without compromise. ”
THE 2025 AMW COLLECTION
Blank Canvas Holdaway Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Clos Henri Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Cloudy Bay Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2023
Holdaway Estate Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2025
ROHE Blind River Sauvignon Blanc by Rapaura Springs 2025
ROHE Rapaura Sauvignon Blanc by Rapaura Springs 2025
TAPI Sauvignon Blanc 2025
te Pā Sauvignon Blanc Oke 2024
The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025
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