Terre à Terre Down To Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2019
The Down To Earth range from wine family royalty, Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser is their ‘entry level.’ Sourced from fruit off the 35 million year old soil Crayères vineyard […]
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Longview Whippet Sauvignon Blanc 2019
The Adelaide Hills are arguably Australia’s best Sauvignon Blanc and Longview are in a prime position to benefit the vintage’s warm days, but cool nights and a temperate breeze from […]
Hill-Smith Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Part of the the Hill Smith Family Vineyards which includes the Yalumba stable. Wild ferment and partial French oak maturation for 5 months with lees stirring for further complexity. Winemaker […]
Dalrymple Sauvignon Blanc 2018
When I worked in a bottle shop a few years ago, Dalrymple had some of the worst labels on the shelf. Wine was good inside, yet always a struggle to […]
Bremerton Betty & Lu Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Part of excellent value Silhouette series from Bremerton. Betty & Lu (so named for the nicknames of the Willson sisters) has had a slight update to the livery, losing the […]
Yalumba Wild Ferments Sauvignon Blanc 2019
From a single block in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, regular battonage (lees stirring) to build complexity and as the name suggests, fermented with wild yeasts. Winemaker is […]
Yalumba The Y Series Sauvignon Blanc 2019
There’s a lot work going into the Y Series from Yalumba: This spends 12 hours on skins prior to pressing, wild ferment and then lees stirring during maturation. That’s a […]
Ten Minutes by Tractor 10X Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Oft maligned, but when done well, gee Sauv Blanc makes you question other insipid pretenders. Ten Minutes by Tractor, 10X, Sauvignon Blanc, Mornington Peninsula, 2018 Struck match and flinty sulfidic […]
West Cape Howe Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Western Australia is arguably home to the best Sem/Sauv Blanc blends in the land. West Cape Howe, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Western Australia, 2019 Rich and fresh aromas with plenty of […]
Vinaceous Weird Science ‘Stellar’ White Blend 2017
Part of the Vinaceous stable’s side projects, this one “VSP.” I’m taking an educated guess that it means ‘Vinaceous Special Projects.” A blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Chardonnay fruit […]
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