2024 Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc
Lychee | Lemon Zest | French Oak
$40.00
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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
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.
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
