2020 Moss Wood Elsa Sauvignon Blanc, Ribbon Vale Vineyard, Margaret River, Western Australia

If you enjoy White Bordeaux, you'll love this!

This shows a complex aroma profile with a broad spectrum of ripe fruit notes – gooseberries, lychees, guava, passionfruit, preserved lemon, dried peach and ginger. These combine with nuances of complex technique including fennel, caramel, mushroom, biscuit, cinnamon, gingerbread and a touch of oak. On the palate, the initial impression is tight but generous, rich in fruit weight, with salty notes making a textural contribution, rounding and balancing high acidity. The flavours of lychee, passionfruit, lemon peel, lemon sorbet, lemon meringue pie, Greek yoghurt and Star Anise are long and generous and finishing with crème brulee, Japanese mushroom and just a touch of toasty oak. It is beautifully textured, almost creamy in the mouth, with crisp lemon zest acidity holding it all together with a long lingering, smooth melted butter finish.