2011 Tasmanian Devil's Corner Savi

The 2011 Tasmanian Devil's Corner Savi from Lismore's Station Hotel is very drinkable – a really lovely thing, actually, from Brown Brothers. Under $20.

2013 Tahbilk Marsanne

James Halliday has Tahbilk Marsanne (2013) again on his Top 100 wines: when has he ever not had it on his 100? It's remarkable for the price, just over $10, though Halliday says Tahbilk are now demanding more for it – as they should: it's been cheap for years yet has remained consistently interesting. The 2013 is still on DM's cheap shelves. My drinking companions and I thought, in our combined musings: pale clear lemon-gold in colour, slight but lovely citrus on the nose and very moreish on the somewhat lengthened palate which features sherbet and lemon curd or cheesecake. It's crisp, quaffable (you could guzzle it), balanced.

2012 Pierre Brévin Pouilly Fumé

Years and years ago I drank something called Fumé Blanc, primarily because it sounded so wonderful (smoky white?) and tasted even better. My memory is that it wasn't sweet, and now, without looking it up on the internet, I cannot tell whether it was meant to be a Chenin or Sauvignon Blanc. (On an Internet search now, it seems to have been a kind of Californian invention, via the Loire Valley, for Savi). But Fumé Blanc seems to be making a return. Lismore Dan Murphy's has a 2012 Pierre Brévin Pouilly Fumé – or Sav Blanc. Located across the Loire from Sancerre, this wine region is based around the town of Pouilly-sur-Loire. It's a gorgeous light white gold in colour, very lime-lemon in perfume, almost sweetish, reminding me of Streets Lime-Lemon Splice, that wonderful combination of ice-block and ice-cream: cold, crunchy yet creamy. It has lemon-acid on the palate, due, most likely, to 'the limestone soils the vineyards are on'. At $20 for a single bottle, I think it's a really drinkable Sav Blanc.