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Vasse Felix

Vasse Felix

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Papaya, Orange Zest, Savory Herbs, and Textural Elegance

Experience a uniquely wild yet deeply classy expression of Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc. Fermented with wild yeasts in French oak foudres with a portion of skin contact, this 2020 vintage trades simple fruitiness for a profoundly savory, textural profile. Expect a vibrant core of papaya, dried pineapple, and dehydrated orange zest, beautifully nuanced by thyme, beeswax, and enoki mushroom. It is a wonderfully pithy, complex, and refreshing white.
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Style Profile at a Glance

Attribute Profile Scale
Body Medium-Bodied, Textural & Pithy ●●●●●
Sweetness Bone Dry ●●●●●
Acidity Bright, Vibrant & Refreshing ●●●●●
Oak Subtle & Textural (Wild fermented in French oak foudres) ●●●●●

Critical Recognition

Wine Advocate 93 pts
James Suckling 92 pts
  • 93 Points - Wine Advocate (Robert Parker): The 2020 Sauvignon Blanc is fermented wild in French oak foudres, with a portion of full-skins contact. This is a cool wine, because it is wild, textural and flavorsome yet packaged in a restrained, classy, elegant way. A wine that shows skin contact and Sauvignon Blanc work very well indeed—it grinds down the sweet pea character that is achieved so easily in Margaret River and replaces it with a curl of dehydrated orange zest, enoki mushroom and citrus pith. Yes. Savory and awesome. (I've given it a conservative drinking window, but one suspects that this might go for quite a bit longer...)
  • 92 Points - James Suckling: Papaya, dried pineapple, pomelo pith, thyme, oregano and some beeswax on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and a textured, pithy and vibrant finish. Drink now or hold. Screw cap.

Highlights

  • Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, presenting a remarkably savory and structural take on the Margaret River style.
  • Winemaking: Fermented entirely with wild yeasts. Notably, a portion of the wine underwent full skin contact, a technique that deliberately subdues simple, "sweet pea" aromatics in favor of complex, savory depth and gripping phenolics.
  • Elevage: Fermented and matured in large French oak foudres. This traditional vessel builds exceptional texture and mid-palate weight without imparting overt, toasty oak flavors, allowing the wild fruit to remain pure.
  • Vintage Profile: The 2020 vintage balances wild, flavorsome intensity with classy, elegant restraint. It finishes with a vibrant, pithy grip that suggests excellent aging potential. Bottled under screw cap.

Tasting Notes

Pouring a pale, vibrant straw, this Sauvignon Blanc opens with a deeply intriguing, savory bouquet. Aromas of papaya, dried pineapple, and pomelo pith are interwoven with complex notes of dehydrated orange zest, beeswax, thyme, oregano, and a hint of earthy enoki mushroom. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, wild, and brilliantly textural. Bright acidity cuts through the delicate skin-contact phenolics, driving the wine toward a vibrant, pithy, and exceptionally savory finish.

Serving Suggestion

  • Temperature: Serve slightly chilled at 50-54°F (10-12°C) in a standard white wine glass to allow its complex, savory aromatics to unfold.
  • Decanting: Not strictly required, though a few minutes of air in the glass benefits the wild ferment notes. Pair wonderfully with grilled asparagus, goat cheese tarts, or herb-roasted poultry. Drink now or hold.

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