Lloyd Brothers Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021
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Brother owners, David and Matthew Lloyd are 3rd gen. McLaren Vale vignerons. They have vines in both the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale, with the Vale plantings situated in the much lionized Seaview sub-district which consistently produces some of the McLaren Vale’s finest fruit.
Region
Adelaide Hills, SA
Variety
Sauvignon Blanc
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Ingredients
Serves 4 - 5 3 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions, peeled and roughly chopped 2 celery sticks, trimmed and roughly chopped Sea salt and black pepper 2 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 2 large waxy potatoes, about 400g, peeled and roughly chopped 1 yellow pepper, cored, deseeded and roughly chopped Few thyme sprigs 1 bay leaf 400g tinned chopped tomatoes 900ml fish or chicken stock 150g green beans cut into lengths 2 courgettes, roughly chopped Few dashes of Tabasco sauce (optional) 600g cod fillets, skinned and pin-boned Bunch of flat leaf parsley, roughly choppedMethod
Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based pan. Add the onions, celery, and some seasoning and cook, stirring, over a medium heat for 6-8 minutes to soften. Add the carrots, potatoes, yellow pepper and herbs, and
Considerably cooler than the surrounding plains, the hills are washed in rain during winter months, and the peaks wrapped in fog. It is considered a high rainfall region compared to other Australian regions, but outside of winter the climate is warm and dry. Night time temperatures are the feature - notably cooler than the day when the sun sets. Worth noting is how the average rainfall increases the higher you go, with Mount Lofty picking up 1400mm on the old splash-o-meter compared to 850mm just 10K down the road in Charleston. This range of moisture and altitudes results in a variety of soils, but in general are sand and clay loam over clay subsoils. A bit of shale and ironstone can be found, and the soil is acidic on average and rarely acidic.
The combination of climate and soil lends to superb cool-weather whites like Riesling (if you watch for mould), Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and crisp Chardonnays. Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon can also be found, with the grapes maturing
Sauvignon Blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape gets its name from the French word sauvage ("wild") and blanc ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France. It is now planted in many of the world's wine regions, producing a crisp, dry, and refreshing white varietal wine.
In Australia
Here in Australia, particularly the Margaret River region, the grape is often blended with Sémillon. Varietal styles, made from only the Sauvignon blanc grape, from Adelaide Hills and Padthaway have a style distinctive from our New Zealand neighbours and tend to be more ripe in flavor with white peach and lime notes and slightly higher acidity.
Characteristics
Depending on the climate, the flavor can range from aggressively grassy to sweetly tropical. Wine experts have used the phrase "crisp, elegant, and fresh" as a favorable description of Sauvignon blanc from the Loire
