2015 Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc 750 ml

The Secret is in the Final Blend

When notoriously hard to impress critic Stephen Tanzer is impressed, we pay attention. But when Tanzer awards 93 points to an under-$20 Sauvignon Blanc from the New World? We back up the truck. Writing for Vinous, he called the mouth-watering 2015 Mulderbosch “rich, smooth and substantial” before adding the 93-point rating that places this stunning Sauvignon Blanc at the pinnacle — the highest score he’s ever given to the winery.  The stroke of genius was adding a higher amount of their cool-climate vineyard fruit into the final blend, which lent great “density and verve” to the the rich profile of the vintage and fresh mouth-watering backbone. At $14.99 per bottle, we highly recommend a case-buy, while bargain lovers of crisp whites for all occasions will want to secure at least two cases at this price.  

This iconic South African Sauvignon Blanc is a jaw-dropping bargain wine, wrapped in a package recognized around the world — and this is an outstanding vintage release. The 2015 vintage is the finest in recent history for South Africa’s Stellenbosch. Tanzer called it a “goldilocks vintage” — just right. In fact, Tanzer was so bowled over by the vintage that in his report published in May of this year, he said, “It yielded a greater number of outstanding wines than ever before.”

Mulderbosch has been setting the pace for South Africa’s elite wine producers since 1989. Co-founders Larry Jacobs and Mike Dobrovic chose wisely when they bought their first vineyard. Less than 10 miles from where the Indian and Atlantic oceans crash into each other, gently sloped with perfect sun exposure, and a base of clay and limestone, it proved perfect for Sauvignon Blanc.