Port Phillip Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Specifications:

6 pack / Unit price per bottle: $24.90

Region: Mornington Peninsula VIC  

Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc

Vintage: 2017

Colour: Straw

Nose: Fruitier notes of pawpaw guava and grapefruit together with the usual herbaceous characters of Sauvignon Blanc (jalapeño and dill) combine to deliver an intensely aromatic bouquet

Palate: The palate shows hints of texture from the barrel fermentation and ageing but is driven by fine acidity and finishes with a passionfruit skin pithiness

Alcohol: 13%

Background: The grapes were gently whole-bunch pressed into old French oak barriques where fermentation occurred spontaneously with ambient yeasts. Once dry the wine was left sur lie for several months prior to bottling. The wine was bottled without fining and with minimal filtration.

Awards:

WineFront 10th November 2017
Grapefruit quince guava green chilli a touch of cream and smoke. Good delivery and intensity of flavour a gentle gloss to it but a wonderful flinty texture too with intensity moving up a notch on the finish which is precise and chalky. Great expression of Sauvignon. Smashed it!