Esilio Against The Current Sauvignon Blanc 2025
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From the Esilio state vineyards in the Mt Lofty Ranges rolling foothills north-east of Adelaide, specifically in the One Tree Hill/Uleybury district, set between the southern Barossa and Adelaide Hills regions. Benefitting from some maritime and gully wind cooling influences, this varietal – it may well have a small dose of Semillon in it as well – has a subtle nasal approach; yes there’s tropical fruit salad and lemongrass, and also some zingy white-pepper like spice, and these fortunately temper the kind of sweetness/acidity trap many Sauvignons fall into. It’s still crisp with a touch of saline with a neatly framed ease to the palate. Pleasing to drink and cleverly achieved.
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
