Source: Viscount
Consumption Date: 2/1/2013
Notes: Sharp aroma of sweet
lemon fruit with hints of grass and herbs.
Moderate body of tart fruit (mostly lemon with a hint of white grape and
perhaps gooseberry) develops into a surprisingly chalky minerality with hints
of herbs and grass. Short mineral finish
with a hint of fresh wood.
This wine has been a
pleasant surprise, as based on its age and appellation, my expectations were
not especially high. However, this wine
displays many of the characteristics I enjoy in white wine (even if the profile
is not strictly what I expect from Sauvignon Blanc). While I found the minerality to be almost
shocking, it is one of the traits in white wine that I really enjoy. The level of complexity in this wine was also
a pleasant surprise. Although this wine
does not display any obvious age, I wonder what it would have tasted like a few
years younger. This wine makes my
decision to be more aggressive in my pursuit of locavory a bit easier on the
wine front.
Value: Very good.
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