Sauvignon Blanc: New Zealand, South Africa, France
Sauvignon Blanc: New Zealand, South Africa, France
After 2 weeks of sampling Sauvignon Blanc I have a new appreciation for this great food friendly wine. To be honest, I tend to think of Sauvignon Blanc as more of a "porch pounder", that is except for Sancerre. I would like to taste a few more Chilean and South African options. The ones we tasted were average. My favorites still are Sauvignon Blanc from Loire Valley, France. We tasted wines from the Touraine region and they were well balanced and very affordable.
Food Ideas
- Crab & Avocado Toast Bites This was delicious. I used canned lump crab. less work.
- Pan-Seared Marinated Halibut Fillets
- From Food and Wine - Sauvignon Blanc Pairings
- Shrimp-and-Boston-Lettuce Salad with Garlic Mint Dressing. It was delicious, the tart and salting dressing with the rich sweet shrimp and crisp Sav Blanc!!! I paired it with the 2018 Guy Saget Sauvignon Blanc Vin de France La Petite Perriere
- Spring Panzanella with Asparagus. I love this combination of flavors
- From Momtastic, Food & Wine: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
- From allrecipes: The Best Recipes to Pair with Sauvignon Blanc
- Seafood, Asparagus, Summer Salad, Watermelon Gazpacho
- Grilled Shrimp with Melon & Pineapple Salsa This was refreshing!!!
- https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/214512/marinated-mushrooms/ These are fantastic
General Information
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| All New Zealand Sav Blancs |
Tasted on 5/23/2019, all NZ
- 2018 Rapaura Springs
- 2018 Whitehaven
- 2017 Graham Norton's own SauviGNon Blanc
- 2018 Oyster Bay
- 2017 Walnut Block Wines, Collectable Series
Tasted on 5/30/2019, comparing SV from different countries.
- South Africa: 2017 ndaba
- France: 2017 Le Coeur de la Reine
- US: 2017 Schug Sonoma Coast
- Chili: 2015 Ritual
- NZ: 2017 Walnut Block
- France: 2018 Guy Saget Sauvignon Blanc Vin de France La Petite Perriere
2018 Rapaura Springs
abv 13.5% price, $12.99
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: The fruit is from each of the Marlborough sub regions.
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Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon in color with petillance. The aroma is grapefruit, kiwi, barnyard and lime. The wine is off dry (residual sugar 5 g/L) with high acid and high alcohol. The body, flavor and finish are medium. The flavors are pink grapefruit, lemon, hay, grass and slight bubble gum.
2018 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc
abv 13% price, $19.99
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Fruit is sourced from the Wairau and Awatere valleys
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Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon in color with aromas of grapefruit, lemon, grass, hay and gooseberry. The wine is dry with medium+ acidity, medium body, flavor and finish. The flavors are lime, gooseberry, green apple, lime with some salinity. This is a great wine for sipping. The lower acidity impacts some food pairings. (Residual sugar: 2.8g/L)
2017 Graham Norton's own SauviGNon Blanc
abv % 12.5 price, $13.99
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Marlborough. New Zealand
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Article re: Graham Norton from The Irish Times
Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon in color with a hint of green. The aroma is medium- intensity with hay, ripe lemon, kiwi, grass and some barnyard. The wine is dry with medium alcohol acid flavor and finish. The flavor is lemon rind, grass, pink grapefruit and yogurt. Not a very complex wine.
2018 Oyster Bay
abv 12.5% price, $14.99
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Wairau Valley and Awatere Valley, Marlborough
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Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon in color. The aromas are lemon/lime cheese and pastry. The wine is dry with high acidity. The alcohol is medium as is the flavor, body and finish. The flavor is hay, lime, grapefruit and toast. It was not my favorite during the tasting but really enjoyed it the next day. (Residual sugar, 4g/L)
2017 Indaba Sauvignon Blanc
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| France and South Africa |
abv 13.5% price, $10.99
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Western Cape, South Africa
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Tasting Notes
The wine is pale yellow with medium intensity and aromas of melon, lemon, blossom and peach. The wine is dry, with medium acidity, flavor and finish. The flavors are gentle, maybe even muted pear, melon and lemon.
2017 Jacky Marteau Touraine Le Coeur de la Reine
abv 13.5% price, $12.99
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Touraine, Loire Valley, France
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Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon with medium-intensity and aromas of lemon, apple, mineral, ginger and acacia. The wine is dry with medium acidity and flavors of mineral, lemon peel and gooseberry.
2017 Schug Sonoma Coast
abv 13.8% price, $15.29
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Sonoma Coast, CA, USA
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Tasting Notes
Pale lemon color with medium intensity and aromas of honeysuckle, apple, melon, lychee, lemon peel and brioche. The wine is dry with medium+ acidity, medium body, flavor and finish. The flavors are lemon, gooseberry and flint. Very well made though I am not a big fan of oak influence with Sav Blanc.
2017 Walnut Block Wines, Collectable Series
abv 13% price, $12.59
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand Wairau Valley style”
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From Walnut Block
From Walnut Block
Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon with aromas of lime, lemon peel, honeysuckle, wet stone, and brioche. The wine is dry, medium acidity, medium body, finish and flavor. The flavors are gooseberry, lemon, lime peel, ginger.
The wine is pale lemon with aromas of lime, lemon peel, honeysuckle, wet stone, and brioche. The wine is dry, medium acidity, medium body, finish and flavor. The flavors are gooseberry, lemon, lime peel, ginger.
2018 Guy Saget Sauvignon Blanc Vin de France La Petite
Perriere
abv 12.5% price, $9.89
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Vin de France Loire Valley, France (La Petite Perrière Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from our own estate vineyards in the Loire and our long-term partners in the South of France.
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Tasting Notes
One of my favorites and such a great value!!!
2015 Ritual
abv 14% price, $12.59 (Last Bottle)
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Casablanca, Chili
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Tasting Notes
The wine is pale lemon in color with medium intensity. The aromas are gooseberry, green pepper and orange peel. Terri got an intense floral note. To me this was not pleasant. The wine is dry with medium+ acidity, medium body, flavor and finish. The flavors are flint, yogurt, lemon peel and melon. An interesting combination of tart and tropical. Not my favorite.
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