ChaLou Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2024
$37.00
Description
FROM 2025 HALLIDAY DARK HORSE WINERY WINNER
95 Points GOLD Halliday Wine Companion - "A snazzy wine with the aroma profile of a tropical holiday. So expect to be inundated with aromas of margaritas, lime shaved ice, pandan leaf and salt spray. A couple of slices of cold pineapple, wild orchids and guava juice. The palate is zesty but held with a touch of restraint, no bursts of artificial passionfruit here. It's more centred around slippery water slides of salinity, cool spritzes of citrus and green melon. A touch of almond skin and lemon pith. A modern Australian sauvignon blanc that everyone would enjoy." (of the 2023)
ABOUT CHALOU WINES
Steve and Nadja both grew up on family vineyards. Nadja in Canowindra (40 minutes down the hill from Orange) and Steve in Wauchope, not far from Port Macquarie. They first met when studying winemaking at Charles Sturt university together in 2008. Following their studies, they each went their separate ways working and traveling in wine both domestically and abroad. In 2014 they each came to orange for winemaking opportunities and from then on they have been inseparable. Steve started in Orange as a part of the winemaking team at Cumulus Wines before taking the reins of Nadja’s family winery “Wallington Wines” in 2017, overseeing the viticulture, winemaking, and wine sales. Nadja has spent the past 7 years winemaking for renowned local brand “Philip Shaw Wines”. In 2020 they purchased a vineyard in Orange and here they have developed their own band ChaLou Wines. They are passionate about what they do, making expressive delicious wine and are dedicated to working sustainably with the land. ChaLou was a 2022 finalist for the Young Gun of Wine Award.