Stoney Rise Savagnin 2025

“Delicious” was my first thought. It’s nutty and saline to begin with, in keeping with some classical tones. Cashew and macadamia work nicely with sea salt before the fruit starts to present itself in green apple, lime skin and pear. There are some delicate ginger, smoke and leesy tones that dance around the edges. The palate is lovely, fresh and vibrant with ample texture and intensity. Lime, green apple flesh and skin, and pear drop make way for salted lemon segments and similar nutty tones. The acid is incredibly saline, sprawling across the palate with briny assertion and vim, giving a pithy cut through a finish of good length. Bitter citrus preserve notes permeate the finish. This is such a smart expression of Savagnin. Multi-dimensional, taut and tensile, structured and long. A big yes from me.