Now THIS is a beautiful bottle of white wine!
Bought from Majestic Wine, the price tag is in the £20 region but
it was my birthday so wanted to treat myself. I picked a stonker!
Sticking my nose into the glass, I got a very sweet
aroma, similar to mango and it gave the impression that the taste would
be a little on the sweet side. Taking a sip proved that wrong though.
The first mouthful bombards you with lemon, orange and grapefruit hints
while at the same time, an unmistakable flavour of stone or flint. Not
that I go round sucking on pebbles.
After the flavours settle down, you are still left with the
suggestion that it could be a 'medium' wine however, it turns dry and
leaves you with a crisp, clear finish. A beautiful balance that doesn't
take the dry sensation too far.
It sounds a lot for one mouthful but it really did give up all
those flavours, and many more. Even as I drained the bottle, each
mouthful was as fresh and full of flavour as the first.
Wines from New Zealand are usually a good bet but this goes
beyond what I normally expect. I associated good Sauvignon Blancs from
the Marlborough region but I will be adding Hawkes Bay to my list. In
my opinion, this is a fine example of how to do Sauvignon Blanc.
If someone turned up at my house with this in their hands, I wouldn't turn them away!
