Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Awards Bronze medal 2016 Sydney Royal Wine Show (Australia) Winestate (Australia), 1 December 2016 Three & ½ stars Obvious leesy/yeasty characters on the nose with a creamy lemony palate that has good weight and texture. James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 2017 (Australia), August 2016 88 points Crushed and pressed, cold-fermented in stainless steel with cultured yeast. It has respectable varietal flavour and length. 88 points. Drink by 2016.
Sauvignon Blanc 2013 James Halliday, Wine Companion 2016 (Australia), 1 August 2015 Drives cleanly into passionfruit, lime and lemon territory with cut grass and sweet pea notes as afterthoughts. Midweight, even tempered and not at all difficult to enjoy.
Sauvignon Blanc 2012 James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2014 (Australia), 26 July 2013 Light straw green; has anchored itself in a capsicum, cut grass, fresh asparagus spectrum until the last moment when citrusy acidity makes its mark.
Sauvignon Blanc 2011 James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2014 (Australia), 26 July 2013 Pale straw green; the cool vintage has resulted in a sauvignon blanc with a citrus/herb profile on the bouquet and palate alike; not particularly concentrated, but has length and balance. John Fordham, Sunday Telelgraph (Australia), 18 November 2012 Coonawarra success story with delicious flavours. Lindsay Saunders, Gold Coast Bulletin Weekend edition (Australia), 15 September 2012 The good people at Katnook in the Coonawarra have lovingly knocked out a sauv blanc, something they've been doing since 1980, with a herby nose and fruit salad on the palate backed with a finish with plenty of zip and zest. Perfect for the coming summer months, this would be a winner with cold seafood or a spicy Asian dish. The Founder's Block range is on the lower end of the label's pricing range but you'd never know it. A white punching above its price always a beautiful thing. Peter Fryar, Echo Bellarine (Australia), 23 August 2012 The 2011 Founder's Block sauvignon blanc is brilliant, exhibiting flavours and light gooseberry, coupled with lovely stonefruit and zesty finish. Ross Noble, Courier Mail (Australia), 22 February 2012 Katnook and sauvignon blanc are linked in Coonawarra history back to 1980 when the winemaker first introduced the style. The Katnook Founder's Block Coonawarra Sauvignon Blanc 2011 is a delicious drink with herbaceous aromas and a mix of fruit salad flavors with a hint of citrus appear before a zesty finish.
Sauvignon Blanc 2010 James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion (Australia), 2012 A zesty style, with tropical fruit, and a touch of fresh cut grass; the palate is fresh and lively, finishing dry with lemony acidity. Rating: 89. Drink by: 2012.
Sauvignon Blanc 2009 James Halliday, Australian Wine Compendium (Australia), 2011 Four glass rating "recommended".. Cellar to 2012. Andrew Caillard MW, Langton's website (Australia), August 2011 Pale colour. Fresh tropical fruit/ apricot/ pear aromas. Sweet tropical fruit/ passion fruit/ touch toasty flavours, fine creamy mouth filling palate crisp acidity. Finishes long and sweet. David Ellis, North Shore Times (Australia), 7 September 2010 The Coonawarra Fruit Colony had been founded in 1891 by John Riddoch at Katnook, and today's Katnook has just released a 2009 Sauvignon Blanc made from fruit grown on the original block. Labelled Katnook Founder's Block it's got full on Sauvignon Blanc flavours and at $18 is a great match with fresh South Australian crayfish and will have you feeling like you're drinking a little bit of history, particularly as John Riddoch's original office is now Katnook Estate's Cellar Door. Winestate Magazine (Australia), November/December 2010 Richer fume style of sauv blanc with gooseberry fruit on a charry oak background. Good acid line. Nice finish.