2023 Apricus Hill Sauvignon Blanc

A single vineyard wine, from the Denmark region in the south of Western Australia, this wine is fermented in new French oak, giving it a most noticeable and appealing point of difference to the truckloads of rather average Sauvignon Blanc on the market. This is an elegant and well-crafted style. There is a hint of vanillin oak, although it should disappear over the next year or twothe, otherwise, well integrated. Notes of florals and dried herbs sit with citrus and a hint of stonefruit. There is freshness and persistence with an appealing texture and impressive length. Enjoy this now and over the next half dozen years.

Whoa! This is one zesty, super charged Sav. The cool Denmark sub-region of the Great Southern delivers an impressive youngster bursting in prime Sauvignon herbals with the kind of freshness and citrus pop that seduces. Pristine Sauvignon fruit to the fore in gooseberry, green bean, grapefruit and that tell-tale lingering scent of freshly cut grass. It’s a mix of herbals, lantana, green bean and citrus intensity to taste, quite edgy thanks to the lemony bright acidity. A good example of what the Great Southern can bring to the grape with some additional developing texture, too. Bright, unadorned and delish.