Blind Corner Blanc 2024

This outstanding-value wine is Ben Gould’s riff on the Margaret River Classic Dry White—but replace ‘classic’ with ‘delicious’, and you’ll get closer. This year’s blend is 83% Sauvignon Blanc and 17% Semillon. Both come from blocks of established 20-plus-year-old biodynamic vines at Quindalup on soils of sand and gravel over granite. After harvesting by hand, the fruit was pressed to a combination of stainless steel, old French barriques and a concrete egg for fermentation. Once the wines completed malolactic conversion, they were blended and bottled without fining. 2024 was the earliest vintage on record for the Goulds, and the weather was hot and dry. Ben and Naomi’s healthy, organically managed vines took the challenging conditions in their stride, delivering pristine fruit with intense flavour. It’s another bright, fresh, textural release.