Winery: Drift (by Grant Burge)
Region: Marlborough
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2010
Your Wine Guy says:
Drift Sauvignon Blanc is a very elegant example of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and was good for a Gold Medal at the 2010 Sydney International Wine Competition. Showing all the favourite characters that make Sauvignon Blanc so good from Marlborough. Tropical fruits, passionfruit, melon and slight notes of citrus. The Drift Sauvignon has class that is above most others, particularly at this price point. Stylish packaged, this is a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that your taste buds will not regret.
93 Points YWG Drink to 2013
Critics say:
"Sweetly scented with ripe lychee, tangelo and gooseberry characters infused by a dash of lemongrass, bean and fragrant green caps on a pleasingly dry palate. Majestic with mussels, outstanding with oysters!" -Winemonthly.com.au
"Zingy, fresh green and herbaceous nose before the requisite kiwi, currant, passionfruit and lime embodiments of all that we love about Marlborough!" -Vinicraft.com
The winemaker says:
Colour: Bright light straw in colour.
Nose: A range of characters on the nose and palate transpire from the complimenting array of premium fruit parcels. Distinctive to the Awatere Valley, crushed thyme aromas with hints of wet stone on the bouquet, complimented by mineral and distinctive regional tropical expressions such as guava and passionfruit.
Palate: These aromas follow on to the palate which is intense with flavours of passionfruit and lively citrus characters. A long and memorable, crisp and elegant finish completes the well balanced, finely textured palate.
Winery Information:
“As one might expect, this very experienced industry veteran makes consistently good, full- flavoured and smooth wines based on the pick of the crop of his extensive vineyard holdings”- James Halliday
Grant Burge is a fifth-generation Barossa Vigneron. Throughout his career, Grant has been one of the most respected and innovative forces in the Australian wine industry. The history of the Burge family and their long association with winemaking in the region can be traced back to March 1855, when noted tailor John Burge immigrated to the Barossa from Hillcot, near Pewsey in Wiltshire, England with his wife Eliza and their two sons. With help from his sons Meshach and Henry, John’s farm flourished with wheat, sheep and viticulture. His eldest son Meshach continued the farming tradition and was a prominent community leader. He married Emma in the early 1900s and they had eight children. First-born Percival established the Wilsford Winery in 1916, beginning the Burge winemaking tradition. Percival had two sons, Noel and Colin, and Colin and his wife Nancy had one son, Grant. Following in the footsteps of his father and forefathers before him, Grant now carries the winemaking tradition into the 21st century.
Grant Burge Wines was formed in 1988 by Grant and his wife Helen, and is located in the heart of the Barossa Valley on the banks of Jacobs Creek and is still proudly family owned. Continuing the family tradition, Grant and Helen have now brought the sixth generation into the fold. Eldest son Toby is the company’s Vineyard Manager, upholding the premium quality and consistency of fruit produced from the vineyards. Trent, the youngest, has been part of the hardworking cellar team at the Illaparra Winery since vintage 2006. All three children share Grant and Helen’s vision to continue this long family tradition of bringing exceptional wines to the world. – Grant Burge Wines
“I am a romantic, and I have a real sense of my family history, of my father and grandfather, and what they achieved.” Grant Burge |