2014 Larkmead Sauvignon Blanc Lillie
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The winery does a superb job with its one white wine, the 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Lillie, which is 100% Sauvignon Blanc aged eight months in neutral French oak, with a quarter of it in new French wood. This wine, which has loads of crisp, melony, caramelized grapefruit notes, never sees malolactic fermentation in order to preserve its freshness and crisp acids. It is medium-bodied, has impressive intensity and should age nicely for several years.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2014 Lillie (100% Sauvignon Blanc) is wonderfully perfumed and nuance, with much of the aromatics coming from the significant presence of the musque clone. Grapefruit, mint, white flowers and chamomile are some of the notes that are laced throughout. This is a classy white from Larkmead.