Sauvignon Blanc

Country: US / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc California Winery: Whitehall Lane / Napa Valley A touch of the veggies, particularly asparagus and bell pepper, mix with citrus in this fuller-bodied white. While it isn’t exactly a heavyweight, the ample body is weighed down by lower than average acidity. On the back end, the long, persistent finish […]

Country: Australia / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Western Australia Winery: Alkoomi / Frankland River Grapefruit and mint make for an interesting and attractive couple on the nose, while tart citrus and a bit of grass make up the flavor profile. It hails from Western Australia, and overall it gets the job done. On the down side, […]

Country: Australia / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Western Australia Winery: Hamelin Bay / Margaret River The bouquet starts off snappy and clean, but with time some pungent sea foam and green-bean aromas arise. Basic pear, melon and green herbs make up the flavor profile, while the short finish, though offering ample pepper and mineral, is lacking […]

Country: US / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc California Winery: Spottswoode / Napa Valley The bouquet is a bit flat at first, offering nothing more than white stone fruits and pear. Green melon is amplified by a dose of white pepper on the palate, while the finish is layered and solid; it’s the best part of the […]

Country: New Zealand / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Winery: Lawson’s Dry Hills / The bouquet here is not for the weak; it’s intense, with cat pee, herbs and some sulfur. Passion fruit, pineapple and green apple flavors vie for first billing in the mouth, while the finish is long and tight. It’s a funky wine, […]

Country: New Zealand / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Winery: Wairau River / The bouquet here is confounding. It has some green vegetable and cat-pee qualities as well as white stone fruits, sulfur and popcorn. In a word, it’s complicated. In the mouth, grapefruit and celery flavors mingle with green grapes, while on the back end […]

Country: South Africa / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Franschhoek Winery: Dieu Donne / The initial aromatics are of grapefruit, a grassy field, a nip of lilac and some pine. The flavors that follow are mostly in the pear, apple and lemon categories, while a little vanilla manages to work itself onto the short, clean finish. The […]

Country: Chile / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley Winery: Morandé / Grassy tropical fruit and melon aromas lead to chalk and lemon-lime rind flavors on the palate. It’s lean in the mouth, for the most part. Stony-mineral flavors and a nice jalapeño note bat cleanup. 3,000 cases produced.

Country: France / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Winery: Domaine Joël Delaunay / Touraine This family-owned producer has made a distinctly crisp herbal wine. With gooseberry and aromatic green fruit, the wine is light while packed with acidity and lively fruitiness. The wine is ready to drink.

Country: Argentina / Breva Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Mendoza Province Winery: Alpamanta / Luján de Cuyo This cloudy, unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc charts new territory for Argentina. Ripe flavors of peach, pear and melon turn more bitter on the finish, which isn’t long due to modest acidity.

Country: New Zealand / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Winery: Zeal / A lightweight wine seemingly made for poolside sipping, with herbal-grassy tones accenting citrus notes. It’s clean on the finish and as refreshing as a cool breeze.

Country: Chile / Cuvée Tradition Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Rapel Valley Winery: Château Los Boldos / The nose on this average SB is bland and neutral, but inoffensive. A fleshy, normal feeling palate leads to slightly dilute flavors of scallion, mustard green and apple. This finishes mellow and slightly pithy, with nothing in particular standing out.