Sunday, April 27, 2014

Sauvignon Blanc Seaview Vineyard



Name: Sauvignon Blanc Seaview Vineyard
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2008
Price: $7.95 on Sale

Winery review: 
This aromatic wine shows lifted flavours of blackcurrant with underlying notes of wet stone and thyme. The palate is elegant yet full with sufficient weight and texture, balanced by a flinty minerality. This wine is a fantastic match with foods such as cheese salad, poultry dishes and a wide range of seafood dishes including freshly shucked natural oysters, prawns, green lip mussels and creamy scallops.

My review: I’ve loved every single Sauvignon Blanc I’ve had from New Zealand…until this one. The wine tasting guy said the same thing—this one just tastes off. I should have liked this wine. I picked up on the notes of thyme, which is a spice I’m totally into. I just couldn’t get my head around this wine and didn’t really enjoy it. It was vaguely fruity but the spice notes and the little bit of stone (I can finally pick out some mineral things!!) just didn’t mesh well. I wouldn’t drink this again.

I tasted this on its own with no food.


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