Origin: Marlborough, New Zealand
Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Bottle closure: Screw Cap
Purchase Date: January 2009
Purchase Price: $9.99
Taste profile from the winemaker: "The 2007 vintage is pale green in color with lemon shades. Aromas of white flowers, smoky gooseberry and red grapefruit notes. It has medium-high alcohol from the palate all the way through the finish. Light and refreshing, this vintage has intense depth and concentration of fresh-cut hay and tropical pineapple that move on to a slight mineral finish. A soft and round mid-palate evolves into a lovely, limey acid finish creating length and persistence."
ABC Wines review: This wine exhibits classic aromas of gooseberry and grass, typical of the sauvignon blancs from New Zealand. On the palate, citrus flavors come forth with a fine balance of acidity and a slight flinty character. Tropical fruit flavors can be discerned into the long, very smooth (though slightly overly astringent) finish. A fine example of this varietal at an exceptional price. Our score: Excellent.
Winery website: Costco.com.
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