White · Marlborough · New Zealand
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc
Two parallel scores from 18,537 z-qualifying reviewers and 19,362 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: White · New Zealand.
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What reviewers say
“@kiwi fresh grapes. Crazy aroma, sophisticated taste straight from I can only guess be from NZ. I can taste the grapes extremely well, as it’s distilled with green grapes.”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this wine sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,064 peers in White · New Zealand
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.218 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean | 4.05 |
| DB2 raw-mean | 4.06 |
| Vivino site avg | 4.10 (9,580) |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.206 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 18,537 / 19,362 |
Summary
Truly exceptional wine made by passionate people encapsulates our success story both in New Zealand and around the world. Villa Maria wines are sourced from Auckland, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and the world-famous Marlborough region, offering incredible diversity in terroir and suitability for different grape varieties. Globally Villa Maria is best known for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, however we produce extraordinary Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Rosé, Bordeaux style red varietals and Syrah (amongst others) which are all highly awarded and regarded as some of New Zealand’s most iconic fine wines. Villa Maria was the first company in New Zealand to employ professional viticulturists, recognising the part viticulture plays in the quality of the wine. Our vineyard managers understand how to get the best from our vines and soils, and have an in-depth viticulture knowledge of how to make our vineyards robust and resilient – by doing the right things at the right time to ensure the vines are not put under unnecessary stress. The result is consistently superb quality across a range of wines for any occasion.
