"New wine from De Bortoli and a very good one.
In the words of De Bortoli chief winemaker Steve Webber “As an industry we
taught the Australian wine buying public to buy varietal wine, and so when they
see a label that is non-varietal, they get a bit scared. Fear not - the Italians
have been making these styles for centuries from Garganega, Trebbiano, Pinot
Bianco etc, calling it ‘Soave’.” This De Bortoli blend is made using sauvignon
blanc, pinot grigio, semillon vermentino.
It’s zesty, that’s for sure.
Though what I like most about it is the texture through the finish and the
seamless drive of the palate - it’s refreshing and quaffable and ready to rip,
even in this its extreme youth. Steve Webber likes to talk of ‘neutrality’ in
wines, and when you taste this you’ll see what he means - even though it has a
good bite of flavour. A steal at the price."
90/100,
Campbell Mattinson, The
Winefront, August 2009