by Jimmy Cocktail
29. March 2010 09:29
This was the wine that introduced me to Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. A couple of folks I had been talking to mentioned that this wine had made the Wine Spectator Top 100 list in 2008. So when I saw it in the local stores I decided to grab a bottle. It very quickly became one of my favorite wines.
Pale yellow with slightly greenish tinge. As soon as the glass gets near your nose, the little hairs start to curl with the tartness coming from the glass. Green apple and chalk along with the barest whiff of honey are sensed upon the nose. On the palate that tartness of green apple is there but the sense of passion fruit is strong along with a touch of oak. There is a bright acidity that doesn’t linger at all.
All the scents and flavors in this wine are very intense and they haven’t lessened over the years. This is great wine to pair with seafood, especially flavors like halibut or cod. Next up, the 2008 Sauvignon Blanc from this same vineyard.
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