Mt Bera Dreamcatcher Sauvignon Blanc 2020
- 92
- $25
- Drink by: 2022-2024
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Good to see the top Sauvignon Blancs from the Adelaide Hills treated with some respect and not just offered up as simple fruit bombs – a touch of refinement is a wonderful thing. This is from a vineyard in the sub-region of Gumeracha, which was originally planted in 1985, to a mix of nine varieties. The theory was that the best grapes would stand up. It worked. That vineyard now only has the two varietals, Savvy and Pinot Gris (the very same Pinot Gris we enjoyed with the Dreamcatcher PG). The rest have been removed. A pale colour, there is elegance here. Notes of gooseberries, citrus, dry herbs, tropicals and spices with a good touch of grapefruit in the mix. A seamless palate with nicely balanced tension follows, fresh and lingering. This is fine now and will drink beautifully for the next couple of years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
