2022 Entropy Willow Grove Vineyard Savagnin

95 ptsHighly Rated
A nervy and rich Gippsland Savagnin with heaps of character.

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If you're a fan of the wines of Jura, then you're in for a treat with the Entropy Savagnin.

When winemaker Ryan Ponsford found the Savagnin vineyard, it was overgrown and the vines were suffering from disease. A lot of love and hard work was put in, and the end result is this captivating wine.

With loads of acid giving it vibrancy, characters of nuts, cream and saline remind you of the oxidative wines of Jura. There's plenty of texture and the palate is smooth and mouth-watering.

Allow it to breathe for a while after opening and you'll be rewarded.

"I do believe in miracles. Savagnin, this good, is sexy."
- 95pts, Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "Remember Hot Chocolate singing ‘I believe in miracles. Where’re you from? You sexy thing, you sexy thing you.’ If you can’t, you just haven’t lived. Same with this wine. The lyrics popped into my head while tasting this ambrosia, which is complex and lovely with savoury inflections throughout. Think chamomile, honeycomb and quince, fluffy, creamy lees and fine phenolics. I do believe in miracles. Savagnin, this good, is sexy." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

Single Vineyard Savagnin from Willow Grove.

22yr old, north facing vines, own rooted and never irrigated.

This vineyard site is beautiful but when I found it the vineyard itself was not. Overgrown with blackberries and vines dying back from trunk disease, It's been a fight to get it back into shape to say the least.

The Blackberry label is ode to all the physical and emotional pain they caused and a reminder that the struggle can be worth it.

More balance and precision than the '21. yellow and orange fruits, mineral and driven.

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Savagnin
Country Australia
Region Gippsland
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Cork

Entropy

Ryan Ponsford started his wine adventure with a pivotal bottle of additive-free Pinot Noir made by cult wine figure Bill Downie.

Not long after, Ryan found himself in Bill's vineyard, pruning, plucking, tending the vines and taking notes from Bill and his farming partner Pat Sullivan.

It wasn't long before Ryan jumped in boots and all and started his own label made with the same philosophy as the wines of Pat and Bill. Now he's bought a patch of dirt in Gippsland and is putting vines in the ground.

His journey is just at the beginning, but the DNA of what Ryan is planning is well and truly on the right track. Watch this space, there is plenty more in store for the 2022 Young Gun of Wine!

Ryan Ponsford in the vineyard Entropy

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