2015 Shadowfax Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc

Shadowfax

Australia / Werribee / Shadowfax

100% Sauvignon Blanc from Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills was handpicked and gently pressed at a local winery. The juice was transported to Werribee for a natural fermentation in new (12%) and used French barriques and hogsheads. The wine was left on lees for 42 weeks with regular stirring before blending and bottling on the 12 February 2016. The nose shows passionfruit, some peach, liquorice and blackcurrant leaf, a touch of oak-derived complexity. It has a big Sauvignon front palate, intense and defined. Lime leaf, arrowroot and some peach flavours are complemented by wonderful texture and mouthfeel. The finish is long and harmonious, with gentle extract and a touch of flinty mineral. Shadowfax's most complex Sauvignon to date, complete and very food friendly.

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About Shadowfax

Shadowfax has taken tremendous strides in recent times, with the team refining the range and proving their prowess with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Their single-vineyard Chardonnays have taken out Best Chardonnay at the Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition no fewer than five times. Especially noteworthy have been the Little Hampton Vineyard in Macedon's high-altitude plantings of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, in the chilliest region of Australia’s mainland. These are the vibrant future of Australia’s cool-climate wine scene. The counterpoint to this is the dynamic Minnow project, based around the Werribee vineyard’s southern French varieties. This is the source of bright, spicy, textured rosé and reds, with the micro-make Mondeuse immediately becoming a delicious cult hit. With long-serving vineyard manager and assistant winemaker Alister Timms taking the helm in October 2017, these are hugely exciting times for Shadowfax.

About

Shortly after completing this second degree, Alister started working at Shadowfax as Assistant Winemaker, a position he held for three years before moving back home to run his family’s winery, Kilgour Estate. In 2008, Alister returned to Shadowfax to manage the winery’s various vineyards and establish the Little Hampton property in the Macedon Ranges, whilst working as Assistant Winemaker to Matt Harrop. When Matt decided to leave Shadowfax in October 2017, after almost 20 years as winemaker, Alister was the obvious choice as his replacement. “I look forward to building on the foundation that we’ve created over the years and seeing our vineyards reach their full potential, and to follow that through in the winery.”