Pale straw with lime green edges.
This wine has a lifted floral lychee rich nose with a wonderful flinty edge combining all the characteristics to be found in Leeuwin Estate Sauvignon Blanc fruit.
The palate though fresh and zesty has an underlying basis of spicy, cool climate berry fruits. The finish shows the potential to evolve into that refined citrus and honey dew melon flavour that we now find in the 2000 Siblings Sauvignon Blanc Semillon. Similar in weight and structure to the 2000 we expect the wine to be fragrant and forthcoming in the short to medium term.
"The blend is 55 percent sauvignon blanc, 45 percent semillon, and the flavor is 100 percent fresh and easy drinking. The fruit is full-throttle tropical with a grassy edge. This is lip-smacking sauvignon with a milelong finish."Sandra SilfvenRay Jordan, The West Magazine, page 22, 15th September, 2001
"The 2001 Leeuwin Estate Siblings Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon is a classy summer wine just made to sit at the table with fresh local crabs or prawns. With an appealing floral nose it is a soft but zesty wine of predominantly citrus flavours with great mid-palate depth and a lingering, pleasant acidic finish."Bill Thompson, The Sunday Times, February 2002