Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed young and fresh, typically within 1 to 2 years of vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled seafood, goat cheese salad, or light pasta dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Yellow Tail's Sauvignon Blanc represents the brand's signature approach to making wine highly accessible, vibrant, and instantly enjoyable. Sourced from vineyards across the vast South Eastern Australia zone, where warm sunny days are tempered by cool nights, the grapes are harvested in the cool of the night to preserve their bright, fresh fruit character. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks without oak contact, this wine captures the pure essence of the grape. It tells the story of the Casella family's remarkable journey from Sicilian immigrants to global wine pioneers, bringing a relaxed, sun-drenched Australian attitude to a classic French grape variety. The result is a wine bursting with tropical aromas of passionfruit and lime, backed by a crisp, refreshing finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established as a family winery in 1969 by Sicilian immigrants Filippo and Maria Casella in Yenda, New South Wales, Casella Family Brands reshaped the global wine landscape in 2001 with the debut of [yellow tail]. Conceived by Managing Director John Casella, the brand disrupted traditional wine marketing through an unpretentious, fruit-forward ethos. Fruit is harvested extensively across the broad South Eastern Australia viticultural zone, drawing primarily from sun-drenched, warm inland riverine corridors like the Riverina and Riverland, defined by red sandy clay loams, hot continental summers, and canal irrigation. Modern, large-scale, temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification preserves direct varietal typicity, lively freshness, and soft, low-tannin profiles. Backed by full Sustainable Winegrowing Australia certification across winery sites and grower networks, [yellow tail] remains anchored by benchmark varietal bottlings including its vibrant Shiraz, approachable Cabernet Sauvignon, crisp Pinot Grigio, and aromatic Moscato.
🍇 Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
11.5% - 12.5%