2008 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc Reviews
Huon Hooke, GoodLiving
“Another winner, this draws on a range of Adelaide Hills sites to provide its consistently appealing array of cut grass, citrus and passionfruit.”
The Adelaide Advertiser Top 100 Wines
93 Points - Sauvignon Blanc
“An enticingly fresh Hills drop with plenty of varying fruit attractions, ripe apple and stone fruits in the aromatics, passionfruit and melons, pear, flints and spice on the palate, a little bit of driving body and structure with some crisp apple acidity to liven it up. Good, easy drinking with a touch of class.”
The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2009 - Nick Stock
92 Points - 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
“Right on the money here again for these reliable Adelaide Hills makers: passionfruit, gooseberry, gentle citrus and cut grass. Elegant wild herb and passion fruit flavours, crisply textured and tangy, this is right in the zone.”
Jeff Gordon, Melbourne Times
Escape The Tropics
“There are only a few wines that should be reviewed every year, and the Shaw and Smith sauvignon blanc (’08 $24) is one of them. I don’t like sauvignon blanc; I struggle to drink it and enjoy a Coopers Pale more than ever after I ’ve been sipping and spitting the stuff, but this is different. Yes, it’s obviously a sauvignon blanc, but the tropicality (that’s polite speak for an overtly pineapple and passionfruit taste) is very muted, there is some substance on the mid-palate, and it finished with an acidic grip, not cloying sweetness.”
Paddy Kendler, Herald Sun
“Yet another excellent sauvignon from Shaw and Smith in the Adelaide Hills and all the more admirable considering the very difficult and horribly hot SA 08 vintage. I nstantly engaging and appealing aromas and flavours including passionfruit, guava and melon plus some green herbal and grassy notes. Drinks an absolute treat with yum cha.”
Eastern Courier Messenger
“From a challenging vintage, winemakers Martin Shaw and Darryl Catlin have managed to craft another fine example of Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc. This unoaked white is fresh, lively and built on a foundation of ripe fruit flavours. There’s plenty of tropical fruit and pineapple and less grassy, herbal characters. A very gluggable wine.”
Kerry Skinner, Illawara Mercury
“Another sparkling savvy from a winery regarded by many as Australia’s finest producer of this variety. From the cool - climate Adelaide Hills and crafted by the team of Martin Shaw and Darryl Catlin, it’s fresh and vibrant with lovely tropical fruit on the nose and palate, lively acidity and a clean, crisp finish. Drink it with prawns.”
Fergus McGhie, Canberra Times
“New refrigeration this year helped spare the fruit from Adelaide’s heatwave at harvest, and the result is impressive. Lively guava and lime, passionfruit and a perfectly balanced palate. Gr eat spring drinking”
Nick Stock, Qantas Magazine
"Another winner, this draws on a range of Adelaide Hills sites to provide its consistently appealing array of cut grass, citrus and passionfruit."
The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2009
“Right on the money here again for these reliable Adelaide Hills makers: passionfruit, gooseberry, gentle citrus and cut grass. Elegant wild herb and passion fruit flavours, crisply textured and tangy, this is right in the zone.”