Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Fumé Blanc 2020
- 90
- $33
- Drink by: 2023-2026
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Definitely a case of less is more. A little less exuberant Sauvignon herbaceous-ness here – especially on the bouquet – and a little more textural appeal as is the Fumé Blanc way. Six months maturation in old French oak barrels contributes a smooth mouthfeel, while three years in bottle brings a touch of complexity. The scent of apple blossom and lantana lends a soft aromatic touch to snow pea aromas, sweet sugar snaps, dill, green bean and flint. Everything comes together and shines on the palate deepening to include flavours of apple, pear with added buttery, warm brioche. Finishes with a lick of saline rockpool, dry and clean.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
