Stoney Rise Savagnin 2025
- 94
- $45
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“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.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
