Bannockburn Sauvignon Blanc 2017

While his friends drank beer, Stuart Hooper sipped on DRC and dreamt of building an Australian winery to emulate the great domaines of France. In 1974, he planted vines on a limestone-rich site in Geelong – an area with a history of viticulture dating back to the 1870s – and installed the trailblazing Gary Farr as winemaker. Hooper’s dream came true: for four decades Bannockburn has been one of Australia’s iconic producers, famed for low intervention wines of purity and finesse.

Made in three batches – one partially destemmed with skin contact, one barrel fermented, and one fermented in tank – and blended. The result is layered and complex, retaining the varietal expression of Sauvignon with citrus, herbs, and lemongrass but also richly textured and smoky.