Bannockburn Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2022
$29.99
SPECIAL BUY 6 or more. One of Australias most complex examples of Sav Blanc!
Description
Since its establishment by Stuart Reginald Hooper in 1974, Bannockburn Vineyards has been at the vanguard of the Australian fine wine story, producing vineyard specific wines of the highest quality from the start. It lies 25 kilometres northwest of Geelong, located in the Moorabool Valley sub-region, just outside the township of Bannockburn. The estate comprises 26 vineyard blocks – including the iconic Serré vineyard (now the site of Australia’s oldest close-planted Pinot Noir vines) – planted to seven grape varieties, of which Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz form the key quintet. Here, Bannockburn’s predominantly mature vines are rooted in one of Victorias’ most unique low-fertility terroirs; volcanic surface debris and ancient sea beds running to richer and darker soils, layered over predominantly limestone bedrock.
Bannockburn’s Sauvignon Blanc has to be one of Australia’s most complex examples of this variety. For the last few years, winemaker Matt Holmes has been tweaking the style, capturing more freshness and site expression. From 2021, the work in the cellar has been pared back, allowing the old vines and the limestone soils to play a starring role. The fruit was drawn primarily from the original Sauvignon Blanc plantings (1996) at the property’s eastern edge on a block adjacent to the Serré Pinot Noir vines. The remaining fruit was grown on another small block on the east side of the dam. Both blocks are in the organic-certified section of the property.
The wine was whole bunch pressed and racked to tank for temperature controlled fermentation in stainless steel. After fermentation the wine was racked to old barrels for an 6 month maturation on lees prior to bottling.
The aromas on offer are steely and minerally, with lemon, passionfruit and papaya layers, but on the palate the texture is stony, waxy, and complex. Some flavours of exotic fruits still present, along with wet stone and chalky characters, but there is also herbal savouriness to the wine. It finishes fresh with serious grip on the palate which insists upon it’s integrity as a gastronomic wine.
94 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front “I don’t say this often of a sauvignon blanc: I couldn’t stop coming back for more. It spends time in old barrels but there’s no woodiness in flavour terms, though perhaps some in texture. But the fruit flavour. And the swing. And the extra burst through the finish: it’s a thing of beauty. Peach, tinned pineapple, sprays of herbs and whispers of gravel and steel. It’s worth every cent.”
RRP $35 Our Special Price $29.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine
Additional information
Producer | Bannockburn Vineyards |
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Region or Country | Australia, Geelong |
Variety | Sauvignon Blanc |
Vintage | 2022 |
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