Willow Bridge Estate Bookends Fumé Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2025
- 94
- $33
- Drink by: 2026-2034
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This is a classic French Fumé style, which after hand-picking, was matured in French oak, and that is clearly evident on the nose and on the palate. Adds a smoky, savory, and slightly nutty nuance to the vibrant fruit, with a palate that delivers with richness and texture. The key is that the oak doesn’t dominate. It still allows the fruit to penetrate and is a key feature of the wine. The oak really adds that finishing touch of complexity and textural feel to the wine. It’s a light-bodied wine, which is fairly typical of this vintage.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
