Posted: January 12, 2018
Toasty, aged and complex wine with a honeyed nose and good flavour profile.
Comments Off on Silent Witness South Eastern Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Grassy herbal aromas with a very textured phenolic palate. Good tropical flavour profile.
Comments Off on Tin Horse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Subtle green apple/melon bouquet with quite a sweet long linear green apple palate.
Comments Off on Loophole South Eastern Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lifted nose; smells of tinned asparagus. Crisp palate dominated by gooseberries and asparagus.
Comments Off on Wahu Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Tropical aromas with a gunflint thread. Nicely textured palate; good flavours and lovely acidity.
Comments Off on Ocean Drift New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lifted varietal fruit characters with a tight line of acid and some complexity developing.
Comments Off on Counting Sheep Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Complex and pungent nose with herbal notes and a pretty, elegant, palate with great punchy green apple flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Nose of lemon candy drops with a sweet tropical fruit palate and some complexity developing.
Comments Off on Karrawatta Anna’s Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Complex pungent passionfruit bouquet with great toasty/honeyed flavours, good acid length and nicely balanced phenolic characters.
Comments Off on Haha Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Smells of fresh peas and lychees and is silky soft in the mouth with attractive sweet gooseberry-like flavours and herbal notes.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Attractive floral characters on the slightly pungent nose with an ageing honeyed palate that has oaky complexity and tropical notes.
Comments Off on Alkoomi Black Label Frankland River Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lifted tropical aromas with a grapefruit edge and a nicely textured, long, floral and fruity palate.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Smells of apples, pears and herbs. Rich and creamy mid-weight palate with decent flavour profile.
Comments Off on Reillys Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A fume style showing interesting oak influence. Great aromas and flavours of limes, apricots and tropical fruits with floral nuances and lingering minerally acidity.
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Wines Rider Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Complex pungent passionfruit aromas and good green apple flavours with floral hints.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Black Thursday Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Interesting pungency to the nose with floral esters. Good line of complex citrus fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Thirdreef Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A delicate, pretty wine with grassy/floral aromas and lovely gentle flavours with attractive phenolics.
Comments Off on Pear Tree Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Pungent passionfruit aromas and a very tight and flinty line of acid threaded through the tropical fruit palate.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A complexity of asparagus, passionfruit and green bean aromas with lovely texture to the palate and good mineral like character.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lemon lolly nose with apricot botrytis-like notes. More apricots on the pungent palate with a nice tight line of acid.
Comments Off on Jackson Estate Stitch Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A creamy toasty wine with a nutty oak nose which is echoed on the textured palate.
Comments Off on Bellbrae Estate Geelong Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A complex and pungent nose and very flavoursome palate lifted with plenty of crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Bellbrae Estate Long Board Geelong Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Pungent nutty oaky nose which is echoed on the complex palate with a lift of capsicum nuances.
Comments Off on Artiste Eden Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Very toasty, complex and lifted nose and lovely creamy palate with some classy fruit. Drink now.
Comments Off on Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lovely lifted floral/gooseberry nose. Good flavour profile with slight phenolic drive giving palate length.
Comments Off on Sidewood Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A simple with that is a melange of citrus fruit, some melon notes and toasty aged characters.
Comments Off on Giesen Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Estery pungent asparagus nose with more asparagus elements on the flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Doc Adams McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A simple lightweight style with floral fruit fragrances and good length of grassy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Jules Taylor Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Intense varietal aromas of passionfruit and limes with great flavour depth on the palate, nice use of oak, attractive pungency and some very good acidity.
Comments Off on Invivo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Green apple bouquet with a fairy floss-like edge. Good balance of lemon juice flavours with nice acid/phenolic drive.
Comments Off on Mills Reef Winery Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A complex, smoky bouquet with an interesting and very flavoursome sweet/sour palate.
Comments Off on Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Grassy green bouquet and decent palate length with green bean/capsicum flavours.
Comments Off on Shottesbrooke Estate Series Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Subtle grassy lemon bouquet. Great mouthfilling apple/melon flavours. Some residual sugar but balanced by acid.
Comments Off on Franklin Tate Estates Alexanders Vineyard Reserve Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lifted complexity of floral fruit aromas with a high level of acidity on the bright herbal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Franklin Tate Estates Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Grassy green apple aromas and nice line of lime/grapefruit flavours with balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Miles From Nowhere Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Grassy nose with, according to one judge, “Stinging nettle-like characters”. Tight minerally/gunflint palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Wairau Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Subdued nose; some herbal notes and toasty oak in the background. Lovely acid/phenolic drive to the oaky/tropical fruit palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate James Sinclair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A lifted gooseberry-like nose and a fresh palate full of sweet/pungent flavours.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 20 Cash Block Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A powerful wine with a pungent complexity of limes and passionfruit and some oaky nuances.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 18 Snap Block Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A pungent bouquet with a spicy lift and a long, complex and flavoursome palate with high level of bright lemony acidity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 3 43 Degrees Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Slightly honeyed characters on the nose with loads of good flavours on a long, well balanced, palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Marlborough Premium Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
“An unashamedly big flavoursome wine”, commented one judge. It has intense lifted passionfruit esters and nice toasty pungency on the beautifully textured palate.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Mount Vernon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A warm, toasty and complex style with nutty tropical aromas and delicious creamy lemon curd-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Blind River Marlborough Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Interesting wine with pungent passionfruit intensity to the nose and heaps of varietal flavours on the well balanced palate with nice nutty oak and crisp acid line.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Nose a touch pungent and grassy with similar characters echoed on the palate. Tight line of acid
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Long, lingering and elegant wine with a mix of tropical and citrus fruit characters, slight oily texture and lots of acidity.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Fume Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lovely toasty oaky aromas and good flavour profile with a crisp line of acid. “Looks good for a 2015 vintage”, noted one judge.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Toasty buttery nose with tropical notes and a big hit of flavour with a good acid line and oak adding complexity.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A delicate lightweight style that is a mix of citrus fruit and crisp acidity with a spicy lift.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Delicate estery floral fragrances and a clean, bright citrus/lime palate with a nice spicy length.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Scarecrow Adelaide Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2018