2019 Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 750 ml

This is superb Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc that delivers 93-point quality for a song. The 2019 Wine Enthusiast Editors’ Choice bottling is our first-ever offer from the icon that, along with Cloudy Bay, put New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc on the global map as a go-to for crisp, citrusy, and infinitely drinkable Sauvignon Blanc—and one sip reveals the kind of magic that made the legend. It bursts out of the glass with ruby red grapefruit, white flower, and tropical fruit aromas. With a lush palate of juicy melon, guava, lime, and grapefruit, it finishes crisp and clean, leaving you pining for another sip.

At the winemaking helm is Clive Jones, a former chemist who joined Nautilus in 1998. Drawing on three decades of Marlborough winemaking and twenty vintages at Nautilus (not to mention a season at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy), he’s mastered the art of drawing the best out of the fruit grown on the Nautilus estate vineyards. The result is an iconic white wine that delivers exactly what the world craves in New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc—lush citrus fruit, energetic verve, and a crisp mouthwatering finish—while standing apart from the competition. 

Nautilus is new to Wine Access, but it’s a mainstay of New Zealand, and one of the handful of pioneering Kiwi producers that Americans fell in love with in the early 1990s. Now, 34 vintages into their storied career (and with seemingly infinite Sauvignon Blanc competition coming from New Zealand), Nautilus is still offering more bang for the buck than any other brand—93 points for well under $20, in this case. And we grabbed the last pallets that hit U.S. shores,

Pairs perfectly with Baja fish tacos, chile-lime shrimp, goat cheese smothered in olive oil and fresh herbs, and even pesto pasta.