2026 Singlefile Single Vineyard Albany Fumé Blanc

This wine is a sophisticated expression of sauvignon blanc made in the traditional Bordeaux style of the Pessac-Léognan / Graves subregions. The name - Fumé Blanc - is now widely used to describe oaked sauvignon blanc dominant wines. The fruit is from the Chester Pass vineyard in the Albany subregion of the Great Southern. One of the most southerly vineyard sites in Western Australia, the tempering effect of the Southern ocean provides ideal conditions to grow sauvignon blanc expressing full varietal flavours.

The fruit was picked on 10 March 2026. It was crushed, with the free run juice sent to a stainless-steel tank. When the juice had settled, cultured yeasts were introduced and once fermentation had started the juice was transferred to new Bordeaux oak barriques to complete the fermentation in oak. After fermentation, the wine stayed in barrel and on its lees for four months before being prepared for bottling.

This approach balances the fruit’s delicate aromatics and purity with the trademark spice, texture and palate weight of barrel fermented sauvignon blanc. It produces a sophisticated, food friendly style.