Sidewood Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2021

96 Points & Top 100 Wines of 2021 James Halliday
95 Points Patrick Eckel

Trophy – Best Sauvignon Blanc of Show
Royal Perth Wine Awards 2021

Sidewood was founded in 2004 with a vision to create beautifully balanced, elegant wines with a sense of place. Wines that are delicious on the palate and also reflect the soil, the climate and lifestyle of the Adelaide Hills.

Sourced primarily from our Mappinga Road vineyard, long recognized as one of Australia’s finest Sauvignon Blanc estates. Yielded at a miserly, 7 mt per ha, parcels were picked by individual rows from over a two week period ensuring optimum ripeness. Grapes were chilled in our winery before gentle pressing and fermentation using only free-run juice. Four months in tank with extended lees contact creates mouthfeel and texture. Extraction rate 620 L per mt.

Citrus and tropical aromas intertwined with delicate, crisp flavours of pink grapefruit, gooseberry, passionfruit and lime pith. Beautifully balanced with lovely mid-palate roundness and an enduring, crunchy line of mouth-watering acidity and a lingering finish. A versatile wine suited to seafood and game dishes as well as spicy Asian cuisine.

“2021 represents another stellar release from Sidewood, the wine has piercingly pure tropical fruits set against crushed herbs on the nose and a palate that has intensity of fruit that is met in equal measure by crunchy, textural acidity. The fruit focuses on passionfruit, with a finely filamented citrus acidity bringing the wine to life and framing excellent length that lingers with boysenberry and subtle peppery green herbs” – 95 Points Patrick Eckel, The Wine Reviewer

“Sidewood Estate has won 8 trophies (including this) and 52 gold medals for its sauvignon blanc since 2012. The cut grass, nettle and citrus aromas are joined on the palate by utterly seductive grapefruit and guava fruits with a sheen of just-so acidity. Bargain on a grand scale.” – 96 Points & Top 100 Wines of 2021 James Halliday