Love The Stuff. It is not a wine name — it is a declaration. And anyone who has ever opened a great Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc will know exactly what it means. New Zealand’s Marlborough region produces Sauvignon Blanc unlike anywhere else on earth: explosively aromatic, vibrantly fruity, and possessed of a citrusy, mouth-watering zing that is immediately and completely addictive. The combination of long, sunny days, cool nights, and the free-draining soils of the Wairau Valley creates conditions of extraordinary intensity, and the wines that result have a purity and a punch that has made Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc one of the most loved white wine styles in the world. This 2024 is a beautiful, exuberant expression of everything that makes the region so compelling: gooseberry and a burst of passionfruit on the nose, with enough citrusy zing to make your mouth water before the glass even reaches your lips. On the palate it is crisp and refreshing, with that classic Kiwi vibrancy — pure, direct, and gloriously flavour-packed — and a complexity and persistence that keeps it interesting right through to the finish. The winemakers keep it simple, and rightly so: when the fruit is this good, the job is to get out of its way and let it shine. At £10.99, it is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at its most joyful. Love the stuff indeed.