Posted: March 7, 2023
A bouquet of musk lollies and oak with similar characters echoed on the oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Limited Release Margaret River Fume Blanc 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: November 2, 2022
A fragrant mix of pineapple and peach. Long and elegant palate with quite a complex flavour profile.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Porongurup Great Southern Fume Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A lifted perfumed passionfruit and lemon curd of a style with good use of oak.
Comments Off on Peerick Pyrenees Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A lovely complex wine with a very inviting nose of butterscotch and tinned fruit. Lots of primary fruit flavours with oak adding complexity and acid giving length.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve Range Central Ranges Fume Blanc 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Spicy oak aromas with a palate brimming over with long rich oak dominated flavours.
Comments Off on Jericho Wines Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Great depth of smoky toasty aromatics with toasty oak obvious on the tropical fruit palate with acid to balance.
Comments Off on Sidewood Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Smoky and flinty and layered with spicy herbaceous characters laced with crisp acidity. Nice long finish.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Estate Geelong Fume Blanc 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Honeyed toasty bouquet with underlying apple/citrus notes and similar characters echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Sidewood Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak driven wine that’s warm and mouth-filling with a good acid finish.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (SXC) Orange Fume Blanc 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A different style with citrus fruit, sweet floral notes and delicate use of oak.
Comments Off on Highland Heritage Mt Canobolas Orange Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An interesting wine with good aromatic complexity and loads of flavour coming through.
Comments Off on Fox Gordon Abby Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An old school fumé style that is lovely and toasty and nutty and tropical supported by a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A beautiful textured white – my weakness,” admitted one judge. Lively aromatics with a secondary and tertiary flavour profile.
Comments Off on Singlefile ‘Small Batch’ Barrel Ferment Pemberton Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Creamy grassy green nose balanced by smoky toasty oak. Palate exhibits lovely oak selection with pure and very elegant varietal fruit. Good winemaking.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Pemberton Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great well-made wine with obvious oak on the nutty honeyed nose. Big and buttery in the mouth with lots more oak but has the quality fruit to match.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Limited Release Margaret River Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Complex buttery honeyed style with obvious oak and a warming finish.
Comments Off on Fox Gordon Abby Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fumé style with green and gold highlights, an oaky lift to the nose and creamy textured palate
Comments Off on Jericho Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A tighter style with an appealing tropical and herbal bouquet and an abundance of spicy lemon/lime flavours, pronounced acidity and a mineral finish.
Comments Off on Sidewood Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A wine with a complex structure and really good use of fruit. Very inviting lift of smoky oak with some peach aromas and juicy fruit flavours with smart oak.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Orange Fume Blanc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: July 3, 2019
Lemon curd/cut grass fragrances with toasty notes and attractive toasty citrus-based flavours. $26
Comments Off on Jericho Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A well made oak driven style. Quite savoury and bacon-like with subtle hints of quince and baked apple characters.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Pyrenees Fume Blanc 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Appealing minerality on the gooseberry/lime nose and a fresh, light and seamlessly balanced fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve Orange Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A restrained style but shows some interesting characters with its buttery biscuity bouquet and lemon curd/fine oak flavours.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Muscat-like fragrances and tight crisp candied minerally/lemon palate. Some complexity.
Comments Off on Joseph Mellot Le Troncsec Vin de Loire Fume Blanc 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: November 7, 2018
This is a rare beast – a memorable sauvignon blanc from Central Otago. A single-vineyard wine, estate-grown at Parkburn and barrel-fermented with indigenous yeasts, it is fragrant, weighty, concentrated and complex, with deep, ripely herbaceous flavours and a well-rounded, lasting…
Comments Off on Rockburn Central Otago Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely lifted nose reminiscent of chamomile tea according to one judge. Has elegant and restrained flavours and a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Another fume style with punchy aromas and a firm grippy palate with extra depth of flavour.
Comments Off on Jericho Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Nutty oak complexity to the nose but the oak is subservient to the fruit on the flavoursome palate. A real crowd pleaser. 3-5
Comments Off on Reschke Coonawarra Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Light malty nutty fragrances with light oak on the palate underscored by varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Fume Blanc 2016 / 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
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: June 15, 2017
Powerful herbaceous nose. Good volume and crunch to the palate, fine fruit and well managed oak and acidity.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Range Pyrenees Fume Blanc 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
‘Sweaty’ aromas, leading into a fresh, full-bodied wine with ripe, tropical fruit flavours, showing a touch of oak complexity, and a crisp, dry finish.
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Terroir Series Southern Valleys Marlborough Fume Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Oak-driven nose with underlying tropical notes. Big oaky lift on the palate; good fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Glenarty Road Margaret River Fume Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Oaky/asparagus aromas with a nicely balanced palate that has a good oak influence and a nice flinty backbone.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Pemberton Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells of buttered popcorn and toasted almonds. Lovely oaky complexity on the long, soft and supple palate.
Comments Off on Sidewood Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Complex oaky lift to the creamy honeyed nose and upfront flavoursome fume style palate.
Comments Off on Jericho Wines Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Powerful complexity of strong oak and varietal fruit with smoky notes. Excellent style.
Comments Off on Empirica by Castelli Pemberton Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Barrel-fermented, this full-bodied wine has fresh acidity and generous, ripely herbal, slightly nutty flavours. It’s a distinctly cool-climate expression of sauvignon blanc, showing considerable complexity. $30
Comments Off on Bishops Head Waipara Valley Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Barrel-fermented style, with good depth of ripe, tropical fruit flavours, seasoned with spicy oak, and a crisp, dry finish. $40
Comments Off on Rockburn Central Otago Fume Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A clean well made style with muted aromas and just a hint of oak on the palate.
Comments Off on Jericho Wines Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Floral sweetness to the nose. Simple palate, floral and creamy with nice phenolics.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Coonawarra Fume Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Toasty, slightly smoky nose with developing ripe stonefruit aromas and creamy flavours.
Comments Off on Singlefile Pemberton Fume Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely integrated oak on the toasty nose. Palate is smooth, creamy and toasty.
Comments Off on Willow Bridge Estate Bookends Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Geographe Fume Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017