2026 The Lane Sauvignon Blanc

Name: 2026 The Lane Sauvignon Blanc - The Lane Vineyard
SKU: 26TL-SAUV-65
Price: 25.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$25.00 / bottle

Lifted aromas of passionfruit blossom, elderflower and lime zest are complemented by delicate hints of fresh lemongrass. The palate is pure and vibrant, with concentrated citrus and tropical fruit balanced by bright acidity, fine chalky minerality and a subtle pithy texture, leading to a long, crisp finish.

Previous vintages:

2025 – 95 Points + Gold Medal – Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2026
2024 – 95 Points + Equal Top Gold – Royal Sydney Wine Show 2024
2023 – 93 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
2022 – 93 Points – Jeni Port, Winepilot
2022 – 93 Points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
2021 – 93 Points – The Wine Companion
2021 – 92 Points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
2021 – 90 Points – Angus Hughson, The Wine Pilot

Reviews

Specifications

Vineyard Location

Lobethal and Balhannah - Adelaide Hills

Season

The 2026 Adelaide Hills vintage was defined by a long, slow ripening season. A cool, wet spring delayed flowering and pushed harvest later than usual, allowing fruit to develop exceptional flavour intensity while retaining bright natural acidity. The result is wines of remarkable purity, aromatic complexity and elegance.

Vinification

Night-harvested fruit was crushed, pressed and cold settled, with only free run juice selected for the first time to enhance purity and delicacy. Fermented in stainless steel with cultured yeast, the final blend was assembled from multiple vineyard parcels to balance bright acidity with layered citrus and tropical fruit characters.

Technical

Clone: F4V6 and Morialta • Altitude: 300-450m • Vegan: No • Contains sulphites

Grape Variety

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Food Match

Waldorf salad or snapper

Production

Winemaker

The Lane Vineyard

Best Drinking

2026-2027

Size

750ml

Fresh fruit flavour is served dry, racy and refreshing. This is an eminently appealing wine. It tastes of green apples, passionfruit and lemongrass and from start to finish it feels clean and pure.

- Campbell Mattinson

Following a record-breaking dry growing season with corresponding low yields, expect a marked herbaceous quality to this wine. This is all about a sauvage-style wildness and taut intensity. Aromas of cut grass, asparagus, lemongrass, pea shoot, citrus and quince with a hint of passionfruit. The palate comes well balanced – citrus-herbals-acidity with the addition of a smooth textural creamy flow – and you can’t mistake that wild lemongrass, sage, gooseberry strong finish. Positively Savvy! Jeni Port Published 28 August 2025

- Wine Pilot - Jeni Port

Crisp, crunchy texture, just-ripe pineapple with dashes of passionfruit, a good squeeze of lime and cucumber in tonic water characters abound. A little slip and slide through the finish for something different in texture, showing off some more concentrated fruit character, too. Iconic stuff, done well. Mike Bennie Published 12 August 2025

- Mike Bennie, Wine Companion