Domaine William Fèvre Saint Bris 2017
- 92
- $32
- Drink by: 2021 - 2023
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When is Chablis not Chardonnay?
When it’s Saint Bris!
This is sauvignon blanc from the ultra cool climate of Northern Burgundy – uniquely the only appellation in the region allowed to grow this variety.
It’s intensely floral – like walking through the long grass of a wildflower sprinkled field, in the height of spring. The fruit is much more restrained compared to its friends in New Zealand. There’s juicy white nectarine, a hint of passionfruit and the herbaceous lift of fig leaf.
Light-bodied, silky and supple, with a bright lime-juice acidity, this wine calls for lightly grilled whiting fillets anointed with late-harvest extra virgin olive oil.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
