2020 Singlefile Single Vineyard Pemberton Fumé Blanc


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VINEYARD & WINEMAKING
This wine is a sophisticated expression of sauvignon blanc made in the traditional Bordeaux style of the Pessac-Léognan / Graves sub-regions. The fruit is from the Lefroy Brook vineyard in Pemberton, planted in 2000. It has a north facing aspect and karri loam soils. The fruit was picked in February 2020, it was crushed, settled and inoculated with a select yeast strain in tank to ensure the fruit purity was maintained. At that point approximately 20% was transferred to oak (100% new Bordeaux barriques) with the remaining 80% completing fermentation in a stainless steel tank for four months on lees. This is done to balance fruit purity with the trademark spice, texture and softness of a barrel fermented sauvignon blanc.
Fumé Blanc was a name first used in the late nineteen sixties in Napa Valley, California, by vintner Robert Mondavi to denote a style of sauvignon blanc which had received oak treatment. The name is now widely used for oaked sauvignon blanc dominant wines.
THE WINE
The wine has complex aromas that hint at spice, straw, snow pea and subtle grassiness. The mouth feel is elegant and textural due to the partial oak treatment which softens the palate and adds a refined complexity. This wine shows its best with food and is well suited to complement oven-roasted chicken and vegetable style dishes.
CRITIC REVIEWS OF NOTE
2020 Vintage
93 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review, Dec 2020
4.5 Stars, Winestate Magazine, Nov 2020
2019 Vintage
95 points, Value Rosette, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Mar 2020
93 points, Top Rank, Huon Hooke, The Real Review, Dec 2019
"Opulent", Drinkeasy Competition, Dec 2019
91 points, Nick Butler, The Real Review, Nov 2019
4 stars, Lester Jesberg, Winewise, Oct 2019
92 points, Steve Leszczynski, QWine, Sep 2019
2018 Vintage
96 points, Equal Top Scoring Sauvignon Blanc, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Aug 2019
92 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, Jun 2019
91 points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Jun 2019
93 points, Toni Paterson, The Real Review, May 2019
16.5 points, Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com, Dec 2018
2016 Vintage
93 points, Toni Paterson, The Real Review, Dec 2018
18 points, Regan Drew, Vinonotebook, Jun 2018
18 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, Jan 2018
93 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review, Dec 2017
94 points, Jane Faulkner, Australian Wine Companion, Aug 2017
2015 Vintage
94 points, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Aug 2016
94 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, April 2016
93 points, Angus Hughson, Wine Genius, June 2016
'Great drinking', QWine, March 2016
'Balanced with gentle richness', Jason Miller, Que Syrah, May 2016
'Most pleasant', John Fordham, The Sunday Telegraph, April 2016
2014 Vintage
95 points, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Jul 2015
95 points, Ray Jordan, The Weekend West
92 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, Nov 2014
18.2 points, John Jens, Western Suburbs Weekly
2013 Vintage
96 points, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Jul 2014
94 points, Mike Bennie, Wine Business Magazine, Jun 2014
94 points, Ray Jordan, The WA Wine Guide, 2015
Highly Recommended, Clive Hartly, Australian Wine Guide, May 2014
2012 Vintage
94 points, Ray Jordan, The WA Wine Guide, Oct 2013
93 points, Mike Bennie, Wine Business Magazine, Jun 2013
18.2 points, John Jens, Western Suburbs Weekly, Sep 2013
Highly Recommended, Clive Hartly, Australian Wine Guide, May 2014
Gold, 2012 Blackwood Valley and WA Boutique Wine Awards
Gold, 2013 Timber Towns Wine Show