A great example of unoaked Sauvignon Blanc that shows all the restraint one associates with Adelaide Hills winemaking. With a rich and fuller fruit expression this is a nice step away from the sometimes grassy and astringent flavours typical of many sav blancs these days, with a greater focus on the softer stone fruit elements. As someone who doesn't usually go for the humble Savvy B I was pleasantly surprised by this one when I first tried it, and when I reached the end of the bottle!
A very dry and low yielding vintage that created a small crop of intensively flavoured fruit. After an unsettling flowering, summer came early but delivered few truly hot spikes before a cooler than average January. Warm and dry conditions returned in February before much needed rains revitalised the vineyards leading to a relatively trouble free harvest.
Don't Pay: $19.00
WBW Rating: 93/100
Closure: stelvin
Region: Adelaide Hills, SA
Winemaker: Jim Zerella
Drink now until: 2016
Alc/Vol: 12.5 %