Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Tasting Notes

🔷 Colour – Pale straw with vibrant green hues.

🔷 Aromas – Passionfruit, red currant & orange blossom, with lychee and clove adding complexity.

🔷 Palate – Rich fruit flavours of passionfruit, lime, and blackcurrant, with creamy oak and subtle spice.

🔷 Finish – Crisp, with a flinty minerality and a clean, refreshing end.

Food Pairings

🔷 Pan-Seared Fish – Perfect with barramundi or snapper, its acidity balances the richness of the fish.

🔷 Roasted Chicken – Pairs beautifully with simple roasted chicken, elevating its flavours.

🔷 Soft Cheeses – A great match for creamy cheeses like brie or camembert.

🔷 Herb-Laden Dishes – Try it with lemon thyme chicken or herb-infused vegetable risotto.

Awards

94pts Ray Jordan “This is a wine that is so well balanced and crafted that it drinks beautifully now, but with that quality fruit and that well-weighted oak, it will handle extended cellaring to become something quite different. Intense, vibrant, with a fine precise acidity driving through to a long finish.”

94pts Winefront “Well balanced oak seasoning comes as cashew cream and a note of vanilla slice. The elegant line of perfume is built around herbs like oregano and thyme, mint, lemon blossom, blackcurrant leaf and a touch of pineapple skin aroma. The finish is long, aromatic and pithy like pink grapefruit, with crushed oyster shells and a gently rising warming sensation of pickled ginger. Complex wine and pretty well put together.” Kasia Sobiesiak.

Winemaking & Natural Practices

Crafted with minimal intervention, this Sauvignon Blanc is aged in French oak puncheons, adding texture and complexity while preserving fresh fruit character.

Storage & Serving Tips

🔷 Best Serving Temperature – 10–12°C to highlight freshness and complexity.

🔷 Storage – Best enjoyed in its youth, though it will evolve beautifully over the next 5 years.

🔷 Decanting – Not necessary, but allows for aromas to open up more fully.

FAQ

❓ What are puncheons?
Puncheons are larger oak barrels (500L) that impart subtle oak influence while preserving the fruit’s freshness.

❓ What does ‘lees contact’ mean?
Lees contact (sur lie) adds texture & richness to the wine, as the yeast cells break down and contribute flavours.

❓ How does French oak influence this wine?
French oak brings complexity, with notes of spice, vanilla & nuttiness, helping to create the wine’s unique character.

❓ Why is this wine described as having flinty minerality?
A flinty minerality adds a crisp, steely finish, a characteristic of wines grown in mineral-rich soils.

Additional Info

🔷 Grape Variety – 100% Sauvignon Blanc
🔷 Region – Margaret River, Western Australia
🔷 Alcohol – 13.0% ABV | 7.7 Standard Drinks
🔷 Cellaring Potential – Best enjoyed in youth but will develop beautifully over the next 5 years.
🔷 Closure – Screwcap
🔷 Maturation – 10 months in 1/3 new French oak puncheons, matured on lees.