Pemberton, Western Australia. Sauvignon blanc. 13.5%. Screwcap. Approx $A25I don't drink as much pure Sauvignon as I once did, though I do recall that it, along with Gewürztraminer were the first white grapes that I could understand and pick in a blind tasting. Perhaps this easiness and directness made me drift away in search of something harder to understand. . .
Green bean, guava, gooseberry and melon; a tropical and exuberant fruit salad cut with a sense of immediacy and freshness. The wine making tricks are not discernible on the nose, but in the mouth the tracks and lines are clear. Oak, new and old (Russian and Hungarian), prolonged contact with lees, part MLF - all of these are notable, like black ink on white canvas. Though the whole is pleasing, there is a notable transition from fruit to maker. A curious wine, which I liked. 90. Now - 2014.
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