2024 'Somewhere On Another Hill' Sauvignon Blanc

A light thirst-quenching wine.with tropical and citrus notes. 

The fruit hails from the same ‘secret site’ in McLaren Vale that James sources his Arneis from. The site is home to 25-year-old vines that sit at 380 metres, face east and are rooted in soils of clay, quartz and ironstone. It’s a cool site, with more in common with Adelaide Hills than McLaren Vale when it comes to weather.

James picks as ripe as possible―when the fruit is pushing towards the tropical end of the spectrum―but uses extended maceration to harness that impact. The fruit was destemmed and left on skins for four weeks, so the phenolic presence is resolved back into the wine. The wine then matured on lees for 13 months in mature French puncheons. Acid, structure, finesse – this has it all!

About Jauma

From leading sommelier to one of the quintessential natty wine makers in Australia. James Erskine and his team produce wines that speak purely of the grape and terroir of which they are farmed. This is achieved through minimal intervention, no new oak and minimal sulphur. We find Jauma’s wines range from fun and smashable to elevated and thought provoking.