An assemblage of fruit grown to the Balgownie property in Bendigo with choice components from good vineyards in central Victoria and Yarra Valley. Influenced by the Mediterranean climes and temperate nights, Bendigo Sauvignon Blanc is characterised by warmer weather passionfruit and lychee. Slower ripening parcels from the cooler, lower latitudes and elevated aspects of Yarra Valley bring vital grass and mineral notes. An identifiable expression of Victorian Sauvignon Blanc, exhibiting good fruit, herbaceousness and immense drinkability factor.

$1999each $237DOZEN EACH DOZEN The long and cool ripening conditions of Yarra Valley yield Sauvignon Blanc wines which are enjoyed across Australia for their vital, elegant palate structures, requisite vegetative characters and well balanced natural acidity. Parcels grown to warmer sites in Bendigo and central Victoria contribute richer tropical characters. Two unique clones of Sauvignon Blanc are harvested in separate passes through the vineyards to optimumly capture the vibrant fresh characters of early harvested fruit just as the grapes achieve full physiological ripeness. Following the press, the purest free run juices are treated to a cool fermentation over a course of six weeks, lightly fined, filtered and bottled promptly after vinification.

Light straw in colour. Bright, fresh tropical and grassy fruit notes leap from the glass. Palate exhibits lovely passionfruit flavours, grapefruits and asparagus, a touch of lemongrass and quartz character are completed by a crisp acid finish. The perfect wine to accompany Vietnamese rice paper rolls, seafood dumplings or Thai sweet chilli prawns.

Brown Brothers are the pre-eminent custodians of Crouchen in Australia. Their viticultural team have established vineyards in the Mallee which are highly specialised to yield the best fruit. Bringing Crouchen and Sauvignon Blanc together in a bright and juicy, refreshingly fruit driven wine achieves the consummate accompaniement to today's contemporary styles of cuisine. An exciting new twist on two long time favourites which are marvelously suited to each other. Plainly wonderful with an Asian chilli, a chicken caesar or cheese and rocquet pizza.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN Crouchen is a white grape which originated in the western Pyrenees of France but, due to growing difficulties, is no longer there in any quantity. Sauvignon Blanc originates in the picturesque Loire Valley where it is responsible for the aromatic, deeply flavoured dry whites of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume. An assembly of roughly equal components, harvested at a range of baumé levels from 11° to 13°, immediately crushed, inoculated and vinified in tank under cool temperature controlled conditions to capture the sensational natural expressions of Crouchen and Sauvignon Blanc. It was bottled soon after fermentation was complete to retain all the bright, zingy characters of the fresh fruit.

Bright straw colour, green tinges. Lifted aromas of asparagus and capsicum, courtesy of Sauvignon Blanc, passionfruit and ripe pear from Crouchen. The aromas follow through to the palate which is fresh, lively and delicate. Serve well chilled whilst young and fresh.

This unwooded dry white wine is an assemblage of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. Brown Brothers can lay claim to debuting unique wine styles, Everton succeeds in fully integrating three heretofore unmatched varietals. The Chardonnay imparts body and length while the Sauvignon Blanc contributes lifted, herbaceous aromas and vibrant acidity. A small proportion of Pinot Grigio is added to contribute a nice savoury background. The three grapes combine into a complete wine thats greater than the sum of the parts.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Brown Brothers team settled on Chardonnay as primary component for the final wine. The body, weight and length of palate was embellished by Sauvignon Blanc, which brought a measure of aromaticness and herbaceousness. Pinot Grigio was included for complexity and definition. Grapes are harvested in separate parcels at baumé levels ranging from 11.5 to 13.0 throughout the night to maintain freshness and aromatic qualities, followed by inoculation and a cool, temperature controlled fermentation. Everton is completely unwooded and has received no oak contact so as not to inhibit the complexity of fruit. Everton is bottled immediately after vinification is completed with an alcohol of 13.0%

A pale straw colour. Displays youthful aromas of Chardonnay peach and Sauvignon grassiness. The palate exhibits the fullness and stone fruit flavours of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc contributes a lively, racy edge and a fresh crisp finish. Best enjoyed young, this easy drinking wine offers fantastic versatility, enjoy with barbequed salmon or chicken supreme.

Beverford has come from nowhere to become one of Victoria's best value, fruit driven, high country whites. This fashionable combo of varietal gapes takes well to the chilly microclimes around the elevated vineyards of the King Valley. A tight, fresh and very approachable style of everyday table wine, Beverford can be described as a white for the moment, flavoursome and tropical, yet dry and refreshingly zesty, immediately recognisable as perfect crowd pleaser. Ready to drink and enjoy, will go with any food and suit every taste, what else could we wish for.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN Beverford takes it's name from a sleepy hamlet where Buller have established their second winery operation. With the progressive addition of cutting edge vinification facilities, Beverford can produce palate friendly, forward drinking wines to suit contemporary styles and surpass all standards. Richard Buller has drawn batches of good fruit from growers in the old tobacco country of Victoria's highlands. The cool climate of the King Valley is ideal for slowly ripening Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, it brings out the unique flavours of the grapes. Parcels of fruit are vinified at the Beverford wineworks at Swan Hill, fashioned into a refreshing white wine that features strong regionality and heightened flavour profiles. Approx 13.0%

Light straw in colour. Aromas of passionfruit, nuances of sour apple, cut chives and grass. On the palate Beverford comes across as fruit driven and crisp, crunchy with apple and melon, persimmon and tangy lime characters. Lively fruit flavours of pineapple and passionfruit along with hints of gooseberry. Food friendly, ready to drink now and requires no waiting.

Well rounded, crisp and dry with a juicy palate, a contemporarily styled table white offering herbaceousness, minerality and ample sub tropical flavours, passionfruit and lime. Refreshingly fruit driven, fashioned from some of the finest grapes available to Domain Chandon. The perfect wine for a hot summer afternoon, serve chilled, idyllic as an aperitif and partner to all fine cuisine.

$2199each $261DOZEN EACH DOZEN Fruit is sourced from upper reaches of the cool climate Yarra Valley, grown to a variety of soil types ideal for Sauvignon Blanc. Vineyards are meticulously maintained to achieve dappled light throughout the canopy, ensuring the retention of pristine flavours. Grapes are harvested when they can best display optimum intensity and acid balance. Bunches are pressed in the coolest part of the early morning, juices are held in contact with lees for a short time to liberate complex flavours and add texture. Ferments are racked and inoculated to a strain of yeast which complements the fruit. Vinified under strict controls at cool temperatures in tank, followed by clarification, assembling and bottling. Alcohol 12.0%

Pale straw in colour, green hues. Fresh and inviting bouquet of guava, passionfruit and ripe lime characters underpinned by a subtle note of fresh herbs. The profile on the palate displays intensity and crystal clarity of vibrant varietal fruit, well supported by refreshing juicy acidity and wonderful finesse. The perfect white to inspire company into lively conversation, and a great accompaniment to all your favourite faire.

Crafted with fine food in mind, nature has played a big part in contributing to the flavour profile of this crisp and aromatic, decidedly fruit driven wine. Sourced from good growers operating superior vineyards, the focus being to create a Sauvignon Blanc of excellent varietal definition, a lingering palate and lovely clean finish. Minimally handled to retain the vibrancy of fruit character, cooler ripening sites contribute an intensity of flavour. The addition of parcels from earlier ripening blocks imparts balance and length to the finished wine.

$899each $105DOZEN EACH DOZEN The remarkable winegrowing mesoclimes of Victoria's high country are heaven sent for Sauvignon Blanc. It is from these undulating slopes that pioneers produced their first vintages, examples of which found their way to the far reaches of the Empire. Wildly fluctuating terroirs and higher elevations are the key to the finesse and complexity. A maze of valleys and sub-valleys offer slopes of every aspect, there is as much variation here as one can find anywhere. The soils are innately suited to viticulture, such an endowment of choice winegrowing terrain produces some of the most agreeable white wines in Australia, fresh and fragrant, crisp and food friendly with sound structure and crisp fruit characters.

Pale straw in colour with fresh green hues. Lifted aromas of lemongrass and vegetal are complexed by luscious perfumes of gooseberry. Well integrated flavours and great intensity, a palate of intense greenery and crisp nashi are accompanied by the cool climate tang of crabapple acid. Minerality and ripe fruit persist, lemongrass develops along the length of palate, soft and food friendly from start to finish, as it closes toward a clean, refreshing finish. Drinking brilliantly upon release, perfect with creamy chicken dishes, contemporary styles of pasta and the freshest seafood.

Situated in the scenic, cool ripening climes of Yarra Valley, the steep aspects and closely planted Coldstream Hills vines yield harvests of the finest Sauvignon Blanc. The wines here are quite literally hand made, not withstanding the skill of the winemakers, there has been no significant change in the art of vinification. The aim is to produce a definitive Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc, characterised by elegance and finesse, by silky supple texture, length of flavour and the ability to offer sophistication and complexity, within a forward drinking fruit driven style.

$2299each $273DOZEN EACH DOZEN Forming an integral part of the Coldstream Hills varietal range, in some years, a percentage of Semillon is included to add texture. There is an emphasis here on clarity of varietal fruit and length of flavour. Sourced predominantly from hillside vineyards in the cool Upper Yarra, grapes are gently pressed, approximately a third of the juices are barrel fermented and matured in a selection of older French oak barriques and puncheons. The balance is treated to a course of vinification ion fermenters and stored on fine lees with occasional stirring. A small percentage of Semillon from Rising Vineyard is included into the final wine to add complexity and texture. Alcohol 12.0%

Pale straw with a tinge of green. Clean and fresh nose with attractive notes of lemon rind, lychees and passionfruit. Underlying nougat barrel fermentation characters are present adding further complexity. An elegant style offering flavours of passionfruit, lychees and lemon citrus. Subtle oak underpins the wine's texture and length. The palate is finely balanced, finishing with chalky lemon acidity. Excellent with pastas, seafood and vegetarian.

Exactingly fashioned from dry grown and hand picked grapes, a crisp Sauvignon Semillon wine with a serious weight of palate, deliciously reflecting the cooler, maritime conditions that surround the vines. The quality of fruit at this Langton's listed estate is the product of a painstaking approach to viticulture and careful management of crop levels throughout the growing season.

$2499each $297DOZEN EACH DOZEN Crawford River Wines has been a stimulating challenge for a fourth generation wool grower exploring the viticultural benefits of Henty as a new and distinct appellation. As the first Crawford Vineyard posts were pounded into the slope in 1975, the bemused locals pondered the efficacy of a drive-in theatre at such a remote location! A growing number of vineyards adopting the undulating grazing fields and natural bushlands of the surrounding landscape are today making significant contributions to the tapestry of Victoria viniculture. The concentration of flavours and finely attenuated acidity within the grapes offers great opportunties for those with the nerve to tough out the longer growing seasons here. Alcohol 13.5%

Light straw in colour. Subtle is the keyword for this wine, introduced by delicate aromas of ripe honeydew melon, the soft, chalky palate structure portrays evidence of its time spent on lees. Fine, linear acidity is complimented by plush texture throughout, with a tight, dry and chalky, crisp and clean finish of excellent persistence.

From the illustrious De Bortoli property at Dixon's Creek in the cool climes of the Yarra Valley. Sauvignon Blanc is selected from four distinct sections of the De Bortoli estate vineyard at Dixons Creek. The influence of hand tended vines, hand picking and sorting, a little roughing up with a crusher and the use of older casks, achieves a style of Sauvignon Blanc with unique qualities.

$2499each $297DOZEN EACH DOZEN The mature, low yielding Dixon's Creek vines, cane pruned, shoot thinned and hand picked, yield exceptional quality fruit. Grapes are whole bunch crushed and pressed until there is nothing left in the skins, the phenolics being an important textural component. Juices are roughly racked to older casks with lots of solids. The wine is allowed to ferment naturally, some components are allowed to complete their malolactic while being treated to lots of battonage over a five month period. The phenolics extracted during partial crushing and subsequent pressing are vital to producing wines with texture and minerality.

Pale straw with hints of green. Subtle Sauvignon fruit, quite expressive and minerally. A palate that's creamy and elegant, fine, slate flavours with good length and texture, a wine of varietal detail and purity.

Established 1967, Deakin Estate sold their harvests until a winery was built in 1980. Many of the vines have now achieved considerable age, but the team's efforts remain focused on producing fruit of the highest quality and wines brimming with flavour. A brightly lit, fruit forward Sauvignon Blanc that's best enjoyed young for its zesty, youthful freshness. Classic food accompaniements are oysters and goat's cheese but shellfish and chicken asparagus would also be a great match.

$899each $105DOZEN EACH DOZEN Sauvignon Blanc is harvested from the Deakin Estate vineyard at Red Cliffs near Mildura in the sunny Murray Darling. The vignerons monitor their vines very closely throughout the ripening period, as the decision of when to pick is critical to the quality of the finished wine. The challenge is to fashion a Sauvignon Blanc that's herbaceous and just moving into the sub tropical characters, a brilliant, fresh and pungent place to be. Cold fermentations, a careful selection and finishing are all that follows, getting the time of picking just right is crucial and the rest comes naturally.

Pale straw with a fresh lime green tinge. A fully herbaceous nose with characters of fresh rocquet and coriander leaf, followed by lime and kiwifruit aromas. Delicious and savoury on the palate, Deakin Estate is decidedly fruity, light bodied and zingy, with lemongrass and lime, feijoa and kiwifruit. Generously flavoured zesty and styled for relaxed everyday enjoyment, a brilliant match to Thai dishes, especially where coriander seeds or kaffir lime leaves are in the recipe.

The inspiration for Vat Series came from times when Deen De Bortoli would personally make the blends then chalk the numbers on the vats to identify them. Parcels of Sauvignon Blanc grown to choice vineyards are earmarked for their bright varietal profile, crafted by the intrepid De Bortoli into a fresh and crisp young wine.

$999each $117DOZEN EACH DOZEN The microclimes around the broad expanses of De Bortoli's lush Riverina, Alpines and King Valley vineyards consistently deliver Sauvignon Blanc grapes that are ripened to optimum maturity, showing good varietal expression, achieving wines that deliver strong varietal aromas and flavours. Selected parcels of fruit were harvested in excellent condition and gently pressed to retain varietal character and freshness. This juice was clarified then fermented at cool temperatures for three to four weeks. The winemaking process includes a vinification at elevated temperatures and fermentation on solids. These techniques improve texture and softness without sacrificing varietal expression.

Light straw colour with lovely green hues. A clean, fragrant, slightly grassy aroma with underlying tropical characteristics. The fresh grassy aromas and gooseberry flavours are wonderfully balanced with fantastic texture and length. A vibrant palate with delicacy, balanced fruit and a good acidity.

Dominique Portet comes from a great lineage of notable winemakers, he clearly shines at Sauvignon Blanc, ever since his early efforts at Taltarni and Napa Valley's Clos du Val. Fashioned to be vital and exhilarating in it's youth, while appealing to those who are excited by what the French term a sauvage style of Sauvignon Blanc.

$1999each $237DOZEN EACH DOZEN Dominique Portet has brought flair and French styling to harvests of the most splendid Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Parcels are collated from the family vineyard at Coldstream, a unique terroir which achieves a Sauvignon Blanc that's a bit unique. Firstly, grapes are left on the vine a little longer, picked by hand and pressed at cooler temperatures for a different kind of flavour. Regular lees stirring adds aromatics and infuses a gentle creaminess. Totally unworried about competition from across the Tasman, Portet's style of Sauvignon Blanc enjoys a growing demand in Qantas Business class and throughout the world.

Bright, light lime/ straw colour. Aromas of lime blossom, white peaches and spring flower. The flavours are clear and crisp, a lovely creamy texture, especially on the mid palate. Fresh, dry and so refined, completely ideal as an aperitif, day or night with canape of salmon, seafood ceviche or antipasto. Enjoy at any time and match with or without food.