Type: White Wine
Country: Australia
Region: Geelong
Code: SCOT035
From one of James Halliday's Top 100 Australian wineries, this zingy Sauvignon is full of gooseberry, guava and tropical grapefruit juice that dances along your tongue.
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Scotchmans Hill

The Scotchmans Hill estate was purchased in the 1970’s, driven by the Browne family’s affection for the Bellarine Peninsula. Their first vineyard was planted in 1982 and their success has been their commitment to producing premium cool maritime climate wines. With a resolute identity and style along with consistent production of high-quality wine, Scotchmans Hill has become a leading winery both locally and globally.

The Winery is located in the heart of the Bellarine Peninsula, 20 minutes from Geelong. Categorised as ‘cool climate’, this allows for an extended growing season and can be compared to Old World regions such as Burgundy. The Bellarine Peninsula’s...

Bright appearance of light straw with a green tinge. The nose is lifted and fresh with guava, lychee, grapefruit and gooseberry notes. The palate is intense and lively with tropical fruits, gooseberry with savoury notes on the mid palate. Tangy acidity rounds out the wine and gives a mouth watering finish
Goes very well with poached fish, seabream and a curried crust or just simple Lobster and crayfish from the BBQ.
Wine Region: Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. Clone: F4V6. Soil Type: Self mulching black vertosol derived from tertiary basalt. Harvest Date: 13/03/20 to 23/03/20. Yield: 1.6kg/vine equates to a miserly 4.0tn/ha, or 28.0hl/ha. Winemaking: Crushed, de-stemmed and pressed to tanks. Fermented at 13°C for 14 days, extended lees contact 4 months. 10% fermented wild in older French barriques. The wine was then stabilised, filtered and bottled August 2020. Cellaring: 2021 - 2023.
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