2024 Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc

2025-10-07T12:31:31+08:00

Price: 40.00

Lychee | Lemon Zest | French Oak

Sauvignon Blanc is well adapted to our gravelly soils and maritime climate. The fruit is from the cooler southern end of Margaret River, which is renowned for its fragrant white wines. Bold aromas of red currant, passion fruit and orange blossom laced with exotic notes of lychee and clove. A creamy mouth filling palate delights the senses with an unexpected richness and depth of flavour.

AWARDS

95pts Wine Companion "It's quite ridiculous how good Sauvage is in all sorts of vintage conditions, although the warmer 2024 does suit the variety. However, this is about building complexity, not simply a varietal wine. An amalgam of delicious flavours from lime to lemon juice, zest and curd to fresh herbs, stone fruit, smoked bacon and lots of nutty, creamy lees and barrel-fermentation flavours....yum yum yum. There's texture, tangy acidity and excellent length." Jane Faulkner

94pts Ray Jordan "This is a wine that is so well balanced and crafted that it drinks beautifully now, but with that quality fruit and that well-weighted oak, it will handle extended cellaring to become something quite different. Intense, vibrant, with a fine precise acidity driving through to a long finish."

94pts Winefront "Well balanced oak seasoning comes as cashew cream and a note of vanilla slice. The elegant line of perfume is built around herbs like oregano and thyme, mint, lemon blossom, blackcurrant leaf and a touch of pineapple skin aroma. The finish is long, aromatic and pithy like pink grapefruit, with crushed oyster shells and a gently rising warming sensation of pickled ginger. Complex wine and pretty well put together." Kasia Sobiesiak.

Winemaker's Notes

ALCOHOL

13.0% by Vol | 7.7 Standard Drinks

FOOD MATCHING

Pan seared fish | chicken | soft cheese

GROWING SEASON

Lower than average soil moisture and higher than average temperatures through late spring and early summer allowed for smaller berries with better spacing on the bunch. This set the stage for a concentrated and intensely flavoured crop.

VARIETY

Sauvignon Blanc

WINEMAKING

Fermentation and maturation in 500L French oak puncheons allows a gentle ingress of oak elements, while preserving freshness. Sauvage remains on its yeast sediment “sur lie” during maturation, This process of yeast cell breakdown adds depth and richness to the palate.

MATURATION

1/3 new 500L French oak puncheons for 10 months. The wood is primarily from the Vosges and Allier forests.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Attractive in youth | up to 5 years maturation

HARVESTED

14th February 2024