2022 Latta Quartz Bianco

94 pts
Wonderfully textural and interesting Sauvignon Blanc from one of our favourite young winemakers.

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This is another home run for this exceptional, original winemaking talent.

Here's a great example of Owen Latta's explorative winemaking mind - a fascinating depiction of Sauvignon Blanc from a quartz-riddled vineyard in Moonambel, Pyrenees.

It's treated oxidatively, with a long and slow ferment followed by lees contact and full malo-lactic fermentation, and zero SO2 added at any point. It's an exciting wine for those who are exploring the multifaceted nature of Sauvignon Blanc and a great representation of the originality of this awesome Victorian producer.

94 points
"Textural white of brine, grapefruit juice, tonic water notes, cucumber, light almond. Delightful. It shows off a little herby green streak to remind you of the variety, but sits comfortably in its own zone. Very saline, very energetic, strong in its mineral definition (quartzy!) and very refreshing. A charismatic wine with ease of drinking. What an excellent thing we have on hand here."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

94 Points - "From Pyrenees fruit, dry farmed, and a vineyard planted only to sauvignon blanc. It’s at 330 metres above sea level too. Winemaker Owen Latta relates how the wine usually shows tannin profile akin to the quartz rocks in the vineyard, and indeed, describes how one evening he knelt down between the vines and licked one of the larger rocks to be sure. It’s a direct pressed wine fermented on its lees.

Textural white of brine, grapefruit juice, tonic water notes, cucumber, light almond. Delightful. It shows off a little herby green streak to remind you of the variety, but sits comfortably in its own zone. Very saline, very energetic, strong in its mineral definition (quartzy!) and very refreshing. A charismatic wine with ease of drinking. What an excellent thing we have on hand here." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Sauvignon Blanc from the Mullens vineyard in Moonambel, Pyrenees Victoria. Great people who love their vineyard. This is a seriously good piece of ground. The vineyard has been dry grown now for over 10 years on quartz theres very minimal top soil, it doesn't make any sense why it is what it is but thats the beauty. Cropped at 1.2 ton to the acre.

WHOLE BUNCH PRESSED, INDIGENOUS YEASTS, LONG COOL FERMENT, UNFORCED NATURALLY OCCURING MALO-LATIC FERMENTATION, 8 MONTHS ON FULL LEES CONTACT, UNFINED, UNFILTERED UNTINKERED

Region: Pyrenees, VIC
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc (100%)

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Sauvignon Blanc
Country Australia
Region Ballarat
Australian State VIC
Feature Low Preservative
Natural/Lo-Fi
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure DIAM Cork

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