2025 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc
2025 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc

2025 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc

92 pts
Shaw + Smith |Adelaide Hills |Sauvignon Blanc
A benchmark Adelaide Hills white — crisp, pure and finely tuned, showing exactly why Shaw + Smith still lead the pack.
4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
8 Reviews
Price:
$29.00
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Description

Shaw + Smith’s Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most recognisable white wines in the country, and the 2025 release is right on form - clean, bright and refreshingly precise. Made entirely from Adelaide Hills fruit, it’s a snapshot of cool-climate winemaking done with discipline and a light touch.

The fruit is handpicked and gently pressed, with fermentation kept cool and clean to lock in flavour and energy. No oak, no distractions - just focus on texture, balance and purity. The 2025 vintage had a mild growing season, giving grapes with great flavour at modest alcohol and crisp natural acidity.

It’s not aiming for wild or edgy - it’s about clarity, drive and drinkability. Fresh citrus, some passionfruit, maybe a little herbal twist, all neatly tucked in. Built to drink young, and very hard to stop at one glass.

91 points
"Apple, pear, tropical fruit and citrus flavours, all whispered with lemongrass... punches of flavour but none of them are at your face."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Shanteh Wale

Shanteh Wale

Wine Pilot 92 Points

A tightly coiled wine that leans on the Lemon Aspen, nashi pear and grapefruit side. A hint of Lilikoi but very subtle, with some silver needle and paperbark. This kindles its citrus fruit with an elegant natural line of acidity, paired back and complimented by some lemon pith and white melon. In a dry and warm year, the S + S team have captured the vitality of their golden child but showcasing the fresh grace that sunshine and hang time can bring. Perhaps a less device style of Sauvignon Blanc for a crowd, I’m thinking wedding vibes. A nice partnership might be Meredith goats cheese arancini, on a lawn under the sunshine. Drink now or forever hold your peace.

Erin Larkin

Erin Larkin

The Wine Advocate 92 Points

The 2025 Sauvignon Blanc hails from a hot, dry season, and the wine is typically tight and crunchy, both aromatically and in the mouth. Notes of cassis and green apple, juniper and sugar snap peas coalesce in the mouth, confirming this wine's consistent legacy of purity and elegance over time. It's reliably lovely. 12% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

91 points - "If you rock up to the wine fridge at your local and grab this as your staple, how are you doing? Not bad, I’d say. You get fruit flavour served squeaky clean. You get a slip of texture, like white grape skins, soft but with a bit of grab. You get apple, pear, tropical fruit and citrus flavours, all whispered with lemongrass. It throws punches of flavour but none of them are at your face." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 8 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 7 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
8 reviews
  • SM
    Sue M.
    Verified Buyer
    5 months ago
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    2024 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent

    Beautiful drop

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    Andrew M.
    Verified Buyer
    9 months ago
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    2024 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Best Sauvigon Blanc in Australia

    Crisp & refreshing

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  • LR
    Lex R.
    Verified Buyer
    1 year ago
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    2024 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Shaw & Smith- perfect

    My wife loves this drop and we will be reordering it for sure.

    We had been looking for it for a while

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From our estate vineyards at Balhannah and Lenswood, complemented by fruit from a small number of highly valued growers.

Typically it shows a pink grapefruit character, concentration and mid-palate texture, which reflect the carefully selected sites and hand harvesting during the small window of perfect ripeness.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Sauvignon Blanc
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
Australian State SA
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Wine Pilot
Critic Score 92
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Shaw + Smith

Shaw + Smith is one of the flagbearers of the Adelaide Hills wine region.

Founded by cousins Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw, together over 30+ years they have built a brilliant brand based around refined but energetic cool climate expressions of Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The wines all now comfortably rank amongst the best examples of their respective varieties in the country. The constant pursuit of excellence has seen Shaw + Smith stand out from the pack.

With the formidable talents of winemaker Adam Wadewitz at the helm, this iconic producer has never been in better form.

Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw - Adelaide Hills, SA Shaw + Smith

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