Lively,

       fresh,

aromatic.

Benchmark Australian Sauvignon Blanc

Best drinking within two years
Ideal serving temperature: 6-8°C
Produced using sustainable practices
A great aperitif or serve with seafood

Tasting notes

Vintage Guide

Reviews

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"Very smart Aussie Sauvignon Blanc." Huon Hooke

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Notes

Style

Low yields meant the vines put their energy into a smaller crop, giving us intense flavours with striking natural acidity. There is concentration and texture on the mid-palate with flavours of Tahitian lime, florals and a touch of nettle. Fresh, bright and expressive.

Season

Cool and wet conditions during flowering interrupted berry set, resulting in smaller, lighter bunches for early budding varieties like Sauvignon Blanc. The remainder of the season was mostly mild and dry, with a few well-timed rain events supporting vine growth and health. The result was low yields, high acidity and great flavour.

Source

From our estate vineyards at Balhannah and Lenswood, complemented by fruit from a small number of highly valued growers.

Vinification

Carefully pressed grapes were fermented at cool temperatures, and protected from oxygen throughout. Some time in tank on yeast lees followed, helping to build palate texture and complexity.

Background

2024 is the 35th vintage that Shaw + Smith has made. It has become known as a benchmark for Adelaide Hills, and Australian, Sauvignon Blanc.

Serve

A great aperitif or serve with seafood. Ideal temperature is 6-8°C.

Cellar Potential

Best drunk within 18 months of bottling.

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Reviews

The nose is fresh and vibrant, with refined aromas of lychees, orange blossoms, cut grass, candied limes and flint. The palate is light- to medium-bodied with precise acidity, a generous mouthfeel and notes of green apple skin, grapefruit pith and lemon peel. Fresh with generous complexity.

Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com - January 2025
93 Points

I love this wine. It tastes the same every year, which is impressive considering the relative size of it. So, this 2024 Sauvignon Blanc leads with juniper and cassis, green apples, white-topped strawberries, nashi pear and snow peas. In the mouth, it is tightly coiled, fresh and zippy, with a distinct salsa verde (green chili, coriander) character to close. This is very good.

Erin Larkin, Robert Parker - September 2024
92 Points

Perhaps one of Australia's most famed sauvignon blancs with a seemingly unnerving level of quality for the pricepoint. No slouch here, a zesty, fresh, bright and crisp rendering of the variety. Resplendent with passionfruit, just-ripe pineapple, lime and cut-grass characters between the bouquet and palate, very even, flows well, finishes with decent length and a light chalky pucker. Just so, done well, easy drinking and moderately complex to boot.

Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion - August 2024
93 Points

Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc

750ml / 2024

Half Bottle / 2024 Magnum / 2024