2020 Tinpot Hut Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 750 ml

At Wine Access, there’s no other Sauvignon Blanc referred to simply as THE Sauvignon Blanc. That’s because there’s never been a better-selling Sauvignon Blanc in our entire history. There’s just Tinpot Hut, alone at the top of the charts.

The 2020 Tinpot Hut raises the bar even further. An electrifying wine bursting with ruby-red grapefruit, guava, green mango, and kumquat, it has surpassed its predecessors’ stellar member-ratings in a coup we didn’t think was possible. It’s pure South Island exuberance and shine, impossible to put down, and it somehow manages to improve on previous vintages by adding a touch more polish on the squeaky-clean palate.

Wine Access members have long expressed their fondness for—no, devotion to—Tinpot Hut. One member called it “everything a Sauvignon Blanc should be,” while another wrote, “I have bought it three times now.” Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has made it a staple at home, saying, “love your wine, always have some in the cellar.” 

Also included in the Tinpot Hut trophy case: Decanter’s highest-ever score for a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, awarded to the 2016 vintage. 

The 2020 growing season was extremely kind to the grapes in Marlborough, and particularly to owner and winemaker Fiona Turner’s Home Block Vineyard in the Blind River subregion. There, steady yet cooler-than-average temperatures throughout the season kept Sauvignon Blanc on the vine longer, allowing it to develop an extra jolt of citrus concentration alongside Chablis-like elegance—all for an unbelievable price. 

In short, the 2020 vintage is one of our all-time favorites of this standard-bearing New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.