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Guide to Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon Feature Week
Cullen Grace Madeline Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024, Margaret River, AUD $50
This is a very complex young wine, savoury, ripe and not especially varietal—it’s more about good wine character than varietal expression. The sauvignon character, often pungent in this region, has been tamed.
Intense nutty and spicy aromas, creamy lees, cashew-nut and hints of herbs, its complexities arising from barrel and lees work as much as fruit. A powerful, concentrated wine with a generous oak component, which will very likely develop greater complexity and textural interest as it ages. (Screwcap)
Score: 95 ★★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 13%
Drink: now to 2036
Food: snapper and scallop pie
Stockists: Cullen Wines; Just Wines online; Liberty Liquors, Claremont and online – WA; Reserve Cellar, South Brisbane and online – QLD (AU)
Ranked: #1 of 16 2024 Sauvignon Blanc blends from Margaret River
Awarded:Â Top Rank
the snapper and scallop pie sounds great , how come we can’t buy one down the corner pie shop , the SSB also sounds magnificent alas out of my range .