Sauvignon Blanc

Loire Valley, France. Versatility is what this Sauvignon Blanc is all about. Fumé means ‘smoky’ in French which is a key indication of the style. Intense and complex floral aromas melt into smoky, mineral flavours coupled with a refreshing citrus and grapefruit edge. It has a great rounded mouth-feel and an uplifting dry finish...

Loire Valley, France. This is seriously good Sauvignon Blanc from France’s Loire Valley. Very different in style to the Australian and New Zealand savvy’s to which we’ve become accustomed, this quality white is built around a core of flinty, mineral aromas. As the wine opens up, delicate fruity pear nuances emerge. A wonderfully balanced wine, the style is fresh, rich and lively...

Sancerre, France. ‘Delaporte’s 2019 Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc displays the low yields with its laser - like precision, crisp, fresh, intense melony notes and hints of grapefruit and orange zest. Medium - bodied with good minerality and freshness, this 5,000 - case cuvee was aged totally in stainless steel tanks. Enjoy it over the next 2-3 years.’

Margaret River, Western Australia. Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon cultivars are well adapted to our gravelly soils and maritime climate. Sauvignon contributing fragrance and Semillon texture and capacity for aging. They are proven as successful long term partners. They are from the cooler southern end of Margaret River, which is renowned for its fragrant white wines...

Margaret River, Western Australia. Spotlessly clean, fresh and vibrant with bright grapefruit citrus flavours, hints of honeydew melon and lively grassy characters before a tangy, zesty finish...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Marlborough, New Zealand. An atypical style of Sauvignon Blanc (for Marlborough) that is textural with tastes of earth and mineral rather than fruit. Fruit with good exposure to light was hand harvested from a discrete one acre block on the estate that we call the Quail Trail. Bunch pressed with no juice clarification and fermented with uninoculated yeasts, left on lees for 11 months prior to bottling. Harmless crystals may form in the bottle...

Coal River Valley, Tasmania. Candied lemon and barley sugar aromas fill the nose. The juicy palate has dominant flavours of citrus and lighter tropical fruits, lengthened by cool climate acid and subtle toasted oak. Went well with Southern rock lobster...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia.  Fragrant and subtle. Mineral notes as well as  florals and esters. Some creamy, lanolin notes. Elusive, rich yet understated Much less aromatically fruity than the conventional Sauvignon Blanc. Pale straw with a light green tinge. Gently flavoured with the characters apparent on the nose carrying through to the palate. Ripe fruit with a  rich middle palate and a  lingering mineral finish with a lively acidity...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Lifted aroma of pear, gooseberry and hints of tropical fruits Fresh and complex. Nothing rank or overbearing. Pale straw with a light green tinge. Fresh fruit with a lively juicy zest on the palate and a lingering crisp acid edge to the finish. Lively and delicate...

 

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012