Eddystone Point Sauvignon Blanc 2024
- 92
- $35
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Winemaker Stewart Byrne uses a mix of stainless steel and older oak barrels to ferment this wine, giving a balance between structure and purity. Stays well in the fruit spectrum (rather than grassy) with grapefruit citrus interplay over expected kiwifruit and gooseberry flesh. Passionfruit seeds, blackberry/bramble and a touch of campfire ash (in a good way). Some heft to the body, the oak treatment providing frame in which kiwi, guava and grapefruit shine. A long, persistent textural and crisp finish. A cut above the usual grassy-green SBs.
Regan is a regular wine columnist for the News Regional Media "Weekend" Magazine and digital "Life" sections. A graduate of the Australian Wine Research Institute's Advanced Wine Assessment Course #47 he was awarded with Distinction WSET Level 3 in Wine & Spirits, has been an Associate Judge for the New South Wine Awards plus a couple of little stints helping out in the Hunter Valley and Tasmania during vintages with small but quality winemakers.
