Sunday Tasmanian - Graeme Phillip - 06.11.11 - "Good"
“Intense tropical fruit and herbal aromatics and flavours on a light, straightforward palate with the softness of the finish lifted by a lick of fruit sweetness.”
Daily Advertiser - Max Crus - 20.04.10 - 8.6/10
“Out of the sav blanc Riedels this seemed suave and smart with a serious label and a silly price. Snap it up while the glut lasts.”
West Australian - 15.04.10 - 87/100
“Crunchy, ripe savvy from the Adelaide Hills. Crisp and clean with a lively herbaceous overlay to some sweet, ripe tropical flavours. A simple, easy-drinking style for current drinking.”
The KROW Issue 26 - March 2010
“Defined Sauvignon Blanc from nose to finish 89 points and good value.”
Drinks Trade - 01.03.10
“Lovely aromas of honeysuckle, a sweet wine, with strong pineapple notes on the palate. Quite a simple wine, but easy to drink.”
Winestate Special Edition 2009 Vol 32 Issue 7 - 3 Stars
“Strong nettley nose with hints of melons. Fleshy fruit palate. Good depth of green melon flavours.”
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 - 89 Points - 4 Stars
“Somewhat marred by a sweaty/ reductive edge to the bouquet, but does have an abundance of tropical fruit flavours.”
Wine & Spirits Magazine - October 2009 - USA - Best Buy & 89 Points
“Smooth passionfruit flavors last through this sauvignon, along with a green tea scent. It’s juicy without being sweet. For prawns.”
Winestate Adelaide Hills Tasting - June 2009 - 3 Stars
"Soft, rounded style with great varietal definition. Good fruit/acid balance. Lots of apples and limes."
Graeme Phillips - Sunday Tasmanian - 14.6.09
“A light and simple, fresh, clean drop with tinned lychee and tropical fruit flavours finishing fairly short with a refreshing citrusy lift.”
Restaurant Wine Magazine USA - Issue 129 -Page 21 - June 09
"A round, full bodied, crisp Sauvignon, with intense fruity herbal aromas/flavors (lemon grass, apple, lime, passion fruit, fig, litchi nut) and a long finish. Excellent."
Deborah Parker - SF Drinks Examiner USA - 19th March, 2009
"Chalky, porous soils at 1,500 feet on Adelaide's Mt. Lofty produce ripe tropical fruit flavors, mineralty and a persistant finish.”
The San Francisco Chronicle - Food - USA - March 8, 2009
"The 2008 Angove Vineyard Select Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc , imported by Trinchero Family Estates, is a classic Down Under style with grass, gooseberry, ripe peach and light mango aromas. Bright acidity tempers the rich cheese, while the wine’s grassy notes echo that of the herb and asparagus."
Dan Berger On Wine - Angove takes Australian Wine to new heights -23.02.09
"And the winery's brilliant 2008 Sauvignon Blanc ($18) from the Adelaide Hills is
exotic and scented like pea shoots with an elegant lime aftertaste."
National Liquor News - November 2008
"The palate is light and critic with dry and tangy fruit, and a long finish. Tropical passionfruit and floral flavours are abundant in this wine."
REGION:
Adelaide Hills, 2009
VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING:
The grapes for this wine come from the cool southern zone of the Adelaide Hills. The southerly winds drift in off the ocean keeping the region much cooler than the lower lying vineyards in the western zone, a perfect environment for Sauvignon Blanc.
The 2009 Vintage was relatively cool, the exception being a short heatwave in February. This cooler year has been great for aromatic varietal expression, and a general lack of disease pressure has allowed us to harvest the fruit at optimal ripeness. The vigorous Sauvignon Blanc really benefited from this cool growing season which lead to a juicy natural acidity contributing to excellent palate weight and flavour persistence overall.
WINEMAKERS’ NOTES:
Bright pale white and green, this wine shows all the hallmarks of its region with blackcurrant leaf and freshly cut grass and a touch of aromatic passionfruit evident on the nose. The palate is vibrant and fresh with tropical fruit and citrus leaving the wine refreshing and long on the finish.
An ideal wine for the warm summer months, perfectly suited as an aperitif or with freshly shucked oysters & grilled salmon.
TECHNICAL:
Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 13.0% alc/vol
Total Acidity: 7.1 gms/l
Residual Sugar: <5 gms/l