Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc: the top wines to try

Astonishing consistency defines this wine, hitting a benchmark of high quality that defies vintage variance, yet it never threatens to become either bland or complacent....

The siren call of Sauvignon Blanc is muted with old oak, but this keeps the long flavours precise. There’s a lot going on. Lean, sharp...

Homage to a classic Sauvignon Blanc style: rich gooseberry and freshly cut grass carry through a long palate that maintains an even keel. Polite and...

Taut and intensely aromatic, this has been matured for nine months in barrel, exhibiting lovely texture. Its gently flowing, gossamer fruit shows lemon pith over...

Sharp, clean and precise flavours allow the fruit to speak in a deliberate voice, but kept elegantly in check by the firm palate's sturdy architecture....

Fermented in barrel for eight months with 30% new oak, this has a measure of stately pride in its taut frame. There’s a lot swirling...

Extra weight from a dash of Semillon makes the flavours fill the broad mid-palate with a rich, textural roll, yet this wine still remains supple....

Impressive length and fleshy lusciousness in the white peach, gooseberry and hay tones. The mouthfeel remains generous and rounded, full of flavour through a persistent...

Seriously measured and balanced in its palate weight and flavour profile. An embrace of lemon pith entwines with grapefruit bite, all bound by lively fruity...

A shade of smoky oak adheres to a long, fleshy mid-palate, which amplifies the texture, richness and fleshy qualities of citrus and tropical fruits. It...

Bold, grassy herbaceous aromas. A sharp entry eases into a well-integrated, even palate with the right balance of both fleshy and tart citrus fruit, although...

High sweetness from the lush, ripe fruit that speaks deliberately and holds its weight and volume through the long palate. The fleshy grip of the...

High-toned hay and honeysuckle sweetness which ends abruptly with a severe acid line extending out along the tail, lingering long after the fruit has subsided.

Initial sweet fruit drops into a more savoury edge, with good length of flavour, but it finishes quite hot and prickly.

Light in aroma, then quite obvious tropical fruit that slides along a viscous palate. Simple and unobtrusive but lacking in finesse.

After a big aromatic entry and a full, fleshy mid-palate it falls into a long acidic finish quite quickly..