Hand-harvested and meticulously sorted, the fruit from our estate was whole-bunch pressed and subjected to a prolonged, slow cold fermentation in third-use French Mercurey hogshead barrels. The wine underwent complete malolactic fermentation, with regular lees stirring over an eight-month period in the barrel, resulting in a wine with exceptional texture. Expect white pepper notes, lemon and gooseberry. It is ready for immediate enjoyment but also has the potential to age gracefully for over five years.
 
REVIEWS:
 
 
Halliday Wines
 
2022 Scanlon Fume Blanc – 94 Points
Only two barrels produced of this wine. It was fermented on its lees in the older oak barrels. A moreish, delicious white wine of texture and levity, pure fruit and gentle savouriness. It delivers the complexity that should come with the fumé blanc moniker, subtle richness, key elements of woody spices and nutty, yeast-derived details, and they're here, spun attractively through lemon juice, faint passionfruit, snips of gooseberry and grassiness with white pepper doused gently over it all. Line and length here too. Texturally, it's glassy and cool, yet a little pucker forms in the finish. Elegance and class. One could say ludicrously well priced too 
– Mike Bennie
 
Australian Wine & Drinks Review
 
2022 Scanlon Fume Blanc – 94 Points
Probably the best barrel-influenced Australian Sauv I’ve had this year. Fermented and matured in aged French oak for 8 months. What a delight this is. That twist of dill and a perfectly mouthwatering palate of lemon and white pepper with judicious textural highlights. I can’t go past how well the acidity feels here – so perfectly right and tangy but with this palate of quite juicy stony lemony flavour. Spot on, in a top-end Sancerre mode.
 
The RealReview Reviews
 
2022 Scanlon Fume Blanc 
“Pale lemon yellow with a hint of lime in the glass. Aromas of green capsicum and lemon zest are lifted and pronounced with the palate mirroring those characters. Alongside that there’s also a hint of smoky pastry adding complexity. Bright and crunchy acidity keeps it flowing to a decent length with a pleasing brightness at the finish. “ – Stuart Knox