One of the bastions of high quality wine in Western Australia, Leeuwin Estate has a well-deserved reputation for flavorful, elegant, and occasionally long-lived wines. Their venture into Loire Valley-inspired Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, the 2004 Siblings, is a crisp, medium-bodied, aromatic effort possessing terrific fruit intensity, wonderful definition, and loads of honeyed cantaloupe-like fruit. This cuvee has never seen a day of oak, and is all the better for it. Enjoy it over the next several years. Importer: Gavin Speight, Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 258-9552

Light, juicy and nicely focused, with impressive clarity of pear, herb and spice flavors that linger well. Drink now. 2,000 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Western Australia / Margaret River Select to Add

Citrus, grass and hay notes on the nose are echoed in the mouth, where they show as straw and citrus pith. Linear and smooth, though falls a little flat on the palate.——D.T.(8/1/2006)—— 86