Stoney Rise is a small, well-regarded producer in the Tamar Valley of northern Tasmania, run by Joe and Lou Holyman. Joe Holyman, from a Tasmanian grape-growing family, built the label's reputation on cool-climate whites and Pinot Noir made in a lighter, energetic style. Savagnin, an alpine white grape better known from the Jura, suits the region's cool, maritime conditions, which preserve the taut natural acidity and saline, mineral edge that define the wine. The vineyard sits on river-influenced soils in the Tamar, and farming favours freshness and drive over weight. The cool 2025 Tasmanian season retained bright acidity and drove the crunchy, savoury profile the wine is known for.

Fruit is picked to hold acidity, then handled gently to make a modern, clean-styled Savagnin, a deliberate departure from the traditional oxidative Jura idiom. Fermentation preserves varietal purity, with a portion of the wine gaining texture on lees to give the chalky, moreish palate weight noted by reviewers. The result plays on tart green-apple and citrus fruit, a saline mineral thread and lively acidity through a finish of good length. The wine carries 13.5% alcohol.