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Varietal:
| Sauvignon Blanc
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| | | Score | User | City | State | Country | Tasting Notes | Time |
| 75 | | | 91 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | Despite being an older vintage, 2006 is current release for export, and it’s worth having. That’s why cool climates and dry growing seasons (such as the 2006 in Victoria) make great wines. Keeper wines, too. This one is still fresh and vibrant, and shows a very pale—surprisingly so—straw color. While it may have been more intense upon first release, it sure isn’t shy at the moment, showing lovely aromas of passion fruit and gooseberry that follow through into the palate. The crisp, clean, pure fruit finish is a big draw, as is the lingering true-to-type finish. Very tasty work. This one really doesn’t like to be overchilled, so hold the ice and just get it to cool room temperature, about 60ºF/15ºC, in tulip-shaped white-wine glasses. Exotically flavored seafoods are lovely with this: shrimp-and-pork shumai (Chinese dumplings) with Ponzu dipping sauce; baked oysters with herb butter (Rockefeller too, probably); fried catfish and tartar sauce; mild fish baked with butter and herbs (Spanish salsa verde); bacalà salad with artichokes (probably also bacalà fritters and other salted cod dishes); grilled scallops or halibut with mustard cream sauce; steamed mussels or shrimp with creamy lemongrass sauce; mild creamy cheeses (herbed is nice).
Atlanta Distributor:
Continental Beverage | 01/01/2009 |
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