La Vicomte Authentique Sauvignon Blanc 2025
$30, 12.5% alcohol, screwcap, Pays d’Oc France.
Pitch perfect Sauvignon Blanc, if not better than that. There’s plenty of flavour here but it’s not too herbal or pungent, which means that it sits in a very attractive place. Tropical fruit, lemongrass, barley and lychee notes get the job done before finishing with a dry, confident push. Good from every angle. 92 points.
Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
