Barker's Marque Arona Sauvignon Blanc

Tasting Vintage 2023
So much going on here that it’s hard to know where to start. There is super ripe citrus that’s almost tropical, spicy citrus blossom, smokey passionfruit, wet stone minerality and a gentle, funky character. And then there’s a creamy, perfumed richness that counterbalances the overall lightness and delicacy of what’s gone before. It’s all there, delicate, and intense. Amazing Lively, almost zingy attack that is, at once, full of smokey minerality that pushes to a mid-palate where the incredibly focused citrus fruit come to the fore, supported by a cast of rich passionfruit, pithy dried herbs and another, slightly briny smokiness that is different to what’s gone before. The finish is so long, juicy, and full of the complexity of the wine which, I suggest, will get even better after some time in the bottle.