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Bleasdale Mulberry Tree Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia: From Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Bleasdale Mulberry Tree 2019 is a great value Cab for $20. Grapes were fermented on their skins in open top fermenters for 12 days, then macerated for 12 months in new (10%) and neutral French oak barrels. This is a dry, full-bodied Cab savoury with ripe blackberry, mulberry, olive and baking spice flavours generous on the palate. Tannins are fine. Drink or hold in cellar to 2030. Frank Potts is the founder of the winery which was established in 1850 and the winery is named for the Mulberry tree growing in the middle of the vineyard. Drink: 2022-2030. 661892 14.50% XD 750 mL  $21.95 Score: 93/100. November 19, 2022 Best Value Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review
Zonte's Footstep Excalibur Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia: Zonte's Footstep Excalibur 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is produced from grapes sourced from the Adelaide Hills wine region in South Australia. From a stellar vintage, this SB is fresh, fragrant and zesty on the palate with fine herb, tropical fruit notes, lime zest flavours matched with mouth-watering acidity. Amazing value at $20, chill and enjoy it to 2025. Drink: 2023-2025. 311456 13% XD 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 92/100. December 16, 2023 Best Value White Wine. Splendid Salad Wine Full Review
Vallée Loire Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Touraine, Loire A.P., France: Vallée Loire 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is an excellent value Touraine SB at $17. Fresh with bright citrus, gooseberry, rock melon flavours with hints of tropical fruit and minerally notes clean and zesty on the palate, and so ready to drink now chilled on its own or with seafood canapes. Drink: 2024-2024. 38011 12.50% D 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 90/100. February 3, 2024 Best Value White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review
William Fèvre Champs Royaux Chablis 2019, Burgundy A.C., France: William Fèvre Champs Royaux 2019 Chablis is a dry, mouth-watering, medium-plus-bodied Chablis, lightly herbal with fresh pear, soft orange and briny mineral flavours with a smooth, long and chalky finish. Excellent value Chablis at $30. Chill and enjoy with oysters on the half shell. Drink: 2022-2025. 461640 12.50% XD 750 mL  $38.95 Score: 89/100. October 22, 2022 Sensational Shellfish Wine Full Review
Jean Pabiot et Fils Domaine des Fines Caillottes Pouilly-Fumé 2022, Loire A.P., France: Jean Pabiot et Fils Domaine Des Fines Caillottes 2022 Pouilly-Fumé is a bright Sauvignon Blanc produced from sustainably grown grapes sourced from the Loire wine region. Fresh with summer-kissed white florals, melon, white-fleshed stone fruit, citrus zest, wild herbs and flinty mineral flavours on the palate, "Fines Caillottes" translates to "fine pebbles" and is in reference to the silex soil commonly found in Pouilly-Fumé that gives good drainage to the vines while imparting a flinty minerality to the wine. Drink: 2025-2029. 695908 12.50% XD 750 mL  $33.95 Score: 91/100. February 1, 2025 Top Rated White Wine. Profound Pasta and Cream Sauce Wine Full Review
Villa Maria Earth Garden Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand: From Marlborough, South Island, Villa Maria Earth Garden 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is produced from sustainably-grown grapes. Fragrant with white florals, yellow apple, white-fleshed stone fruit, gooseberry and citrus zest flavours with a kiss of wild herbs, this SB is satin silky on the palate with a lingering briny mineral finish. Enjoy it through 2025. Drink: 2024-2025. 24981 13% D 750 mL  $20.95 Score: 93/100. February 3, 2024 Top Rated White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2022, Stellenbosch W.O., South Africa: From the Stellenbosch wine region, Kleine Zalze 2022 Chenin Blanc is a vineyard selection and barrel fermented Chenin with grapes sourced from select Old Vines over 35 years of age. Big, fresh and creamy, this beautiful CB is showing fresh melon, ripe peach, lanolin, toasty oak spice and minerally notes, crisp on the palate with brilliant acidity. Drink or cellar to 2030. Drink: 2023-2032. 33303 13.50% D 750 mL  $20.25 Score: 90/100. December 16, 2023 Top Rated White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

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