Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2023
95 POINT RATED RAY JORDAN & 92 POINT RATED NED GOODWIN LEEUWIN ESTATE SAUV BLANC
- 95 Point Rated Ray Jordan Wine Pilot
- 92 Point Rated Ned Goodwin Mw James Suckling
- The Best Leeuwin Art Series Released Ray Jordan
- 5 Red Star James Halliday Rated Winery
Vintage: | 2023 |
Source/Region: | Margaret River, Western Australia |
Grape Variety: | Sauvignon Blanc |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar up to 2027 |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 13.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 7.70 |
Rating: | 95 |
The nose is an inviting myriad of primary fruits highlighting cut lime, pink grapefruit, lemon blossom and cape gooseberries. It is bright and lifted with a delicate subtle complexity of cardamon and coriander seeds. The palate creates energy and vitality throughout, showcasing citrus, lemon sherbet, grapefruit and burnt limes. Diligent textures combine with subtle yet complex chamomile and cardamon spice as a fine, woven, and pristine acid profile defines the long concentrated structured palate.
Family owned, Leeuwin Estate, one of the five founding wineries of the now famous Margaret River district of Western Australia, is under the direction of two generations who work with a team of highly skilled winemakers to consistently produce wines ranking alongside the world’s finest. In 1972, legendary Napa Valley winemaker, Robert Mondavi, identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard as being ideal for the production of premium wine and provided early mentorship to Denis and Tricia Horgan in the transformation of their cattle farm into Leeuwin Estate. Enjoying its first commercial vintage in 1979, Leeuwin was thrust into the international spotlight when Decanter Magazine gave its highest recommendation to the 1981 “Art Series” Chardonnay.
95 Point Rated - Ray Jordan Wine Pilot
“I have to say I think this is the best Art Series savvy yet released. It combines the beautiful aromatic nuances evident immediately with a beautifully crafted textural palate. The palate is sublime with its rich intensity and centration of fruit lifted and revealed with a minerally acidity. That texture comes from 30% barrel fermentation in one-year-old French oak barriques and then four months fermentation in barrels. The blend of these with some tank fermented components has created an ideal expression of this variety."
92 Point Rated - Ned Goodwin MW James Suckling
"Good mid-weighted sauvignon that is not afraid to bare depth, intensity of flavor and texture. Good. Aromas of lemon balm, curry leaf and green and yellow plum, with a spurt of greengage across a persuasive finish that is brisk, sure, but also attractively oily and savory. Drink or hold."
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