Sauvignon Blanc

The wine

Passion fruit leads, and it stays. That continuity from nose to palate is the most impressive thing here — alcohol-removed Sauvignon Blanc often loses its aromatics in the removal and arrives flat, and this one keeps the tropical character intact through the sip.

Citrus sits alongside the passion fruit rather than behind it. The acidity is gentle, which is a deliberate choice: enough to balance the fruit sweetness, not enough to cut through it. The result reads round and approachable rather than sharp. On a grape whose reputation rests on bracing acidity, that is a real stylistic decision, and it makes the wine easy to drink without making it dull.

What it does not do is build. The tropical notes linger briefly and then fade, and there is no second layer underneath — no mineral spine, no herbal counterpoint, nothing that keeps unfolding. The restraint that makes the acidity pleasant is the same restraint that caps the complexity.

So: a straightforward Sauvignon Blanc, clearly the grape, clearly well made, and honest about the ceiling. 81/100.

Nutrition. 20 calories and 3.8 g sugars per 150 ml serving, from the bottle’s own panel.