Blind Corner Wilyabrup Governo Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (6 Bottles) Margaret River

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Like Sauvignon Blanc smuggled from an exotic bazaar, this wine has a familiar taste, but with added characters of blackcurrant flower, mandarin and Morrocan spice.

To make our new and improved Governo blend, a portion of grapes are hand- picked early and air-dried, before wild fermented ‘on skins’. The remaining grapes are basket pressed and wild-fermented in old French oak, stainless steel and a concrete egg. These batches are then combined and lees stirred occasionally for 7 months, prior to bottling cloudy to maintain a nice orange hue.

The result is a taste that goes beyond what you normally expect from Sauvignon Blanc, transporting your mood to far-flung lands.

Biodynamic. Following his Ramato-style Pinot Grigio and Ripasso-inspired Cabernets, Ben Gould gives this 100% Sauvignon Blanc the ancient Tuscan winemaking treatment. Governo is a fascinating, if largely forgotten, traditional method of winemaking called Governo all’ Uso Toscano, which involves inducing a second fermentation by adding a small percentage of dried grapes.

For this wine, a portion of grapes was picked early by hand and air-dried before spontaneous fermentation on skins. The remaining grapes were basket-pressed and naturally fermented in a combination of old French oak, stainless steel and concrete egg. These batches were combined and the lees occasionally stirred for seven months before being bottled cloudy to maintain a nice orange hue. Like Sauvignon Blanc smuggled from an exotic bazaar, this wine has a familiar taste but with additional characters of blackcurrant flower, mandarin and Moroccan spice. The taste goes beyond what you expect from Sauvignon Blanc, transporting your mood to far-flung lands.