Gilbert Sauvignon Blanc 2023

900 metres - north easterly aspect on red basalt-volcanic soils. A Sauvignon Blanc at the more complex and serious end of the spectrum. Stone fruit (white peach) as well as pear and melon provide an enjoyable array of primary fruit flavours while there is pleasant texture and mid-palate mouthfeel that has been gained from a bit of lees work. There is none of the that tropical, passionfruit-like flavour that turned so many away from the variety some years ago. Rather, drinkers are provided with a light yet persistent drink of great freshness and quality. - Ches Cook, FWC.