b00ze review: St. Supery 2002 Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley

[solipsistnation]

Okay, when the bottle says it tastes like citrus, with lime and grapefruit notes, believe it. It's a sharp and VERY citrusy wine. In fact, I think the citrus notes make it more like drinking grapefruit juice than wine. Very acidic, and had we mentioned the citrus?

jehanna found it more to her taste, though. It certainly did pair with our dinner, a middle eastern spicy vegetable stew in a bowl made of a sweet squash cut in half. It's entirely possible that sauvignon blanc is simply not to my taste, as this is the first I've had, but I'm more than willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. I think I could be more in a mood for it. I think it would be a lovely refreshing drink for a hot summer afternoon.

The edge comes off as it opens up, though. Chilled, it's pretty sharp. It's still got a definite and very strong overtone of grapefruit, though. If you like that kind of thing, this is the wine for you. Find the right food with which to pair it, and it'd be lovely. I find it less to my taste, though, although I certainly wouldn't turn it down.

We have another sauvignon blanc in the basement for next time, and I'll have to see how that compares.

(Wine Spectator says: 89)

Comments

[blarglefiend.livejournal.com]

Oakridge Estates do a very nice sauvignon blanc that pretty much got me hooked on the concept. I've had a couple of years, and they were all good. Sells for around AU$20/bottle, from memory, though it's been a while.

They use the name "Ironbark" in North America as "Oakridge" was already taken. It's a mid-sized Yarra winery -- not a tiny boutique place, but also not one of the huge players.