Winemaker Notes
The palate is rain-water fresh and quick-slick, like polished steel. The texture is super-clean and races to a pert and revivifying finish, leaving you with a tangy aftertaste of juicy wild green fruit and hints of salt and minerals. This white wine revitalises. Such a clean, long and pure wine wants a good duelling partner: fresh and lively Thai salads; fish or prawn dumplings with too many dipping sauces and vinegars; a single, perfect, salt-water poached prawn…
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A fresh and vibrant, citrusy sauvignon that has attractive green passion-fruit aromas and flavors, too. There’s a blackcurrant edge and whisper-clean acidity flushes the finish.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
A narrow band of hills and valleys east of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a diverse landscape featuring a variety of microclimates. In general it is moderate with high-altitude areas cooler and wetter compared to its warmer, lower areas.
Piccadilly Valley, the part of Adelaide Hills closest to the city, was first staked out by a grower named Brian Croser, in the 1970s for a cool spot to grow Chardonnay, then uncommon in Australia. Today a good amount of the Chardonnay goes to winemakers outside of the region.
Producers here experiment with other cool-climate loving aromatic varieties like Pinot Gris, Viognier and Riesling. Charming sparkling wine is also possible. On its north side, lower, west-facing slopes make full-bodied Shiraz.