Sauvignon Blanc

Country: US / Estate Grown Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Washington Winery: Preston / Columbia Valley (WA) Fermentation was done in a mix of stainless steel and French oak, yielding a soft, accessible, lightly spiced wine. Flavors mix notes of fresh cut grass and celery with melony fruit.

Country: France / La Gravelière Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Winery: Joseph Mellot / Sancerre Ripe and creamy wine, with some herbaceousness and yellow fruits. Layering citrus and a tangy texture, it’s fruity, full of lively acidity and ready to drink this year. Screwcap.

Country: Portugal / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Alentejano Winery: Cortes de Cima / This ripe tropical-fruit style of Sauvignon Blanc is delicious. Its crisp side with some citrus is balanced by the apricot and ripe mango flavors that give the wine richness and fine perfumes. This is a food style of wine, ready to drink from […]

Country: New Zealand / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Winery: Cloudy Bay / This vintage of Cloudy Bay boasts aromas of struck flint and white grapefruit, then adds hints of pineapple and green herbs on the long, austere finish.

Country: US / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc California Winery: Ziata / Napa Valley This is a lush and likable white, a touch sweet in perception, with fully voluptuous body and texture. Peach and Good & Plenty black licorice play off the palate as a gravelly wet-stone note teases in the background.

Country: France / Côtes de Morogues Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Winery: Fournier Père et Fils / Menetou-Salon This is a delicious wine— a soft generous style of Sauvignon Blanc. With ripe apples that are balanced by crisp acidity, the wine is deliciously fruity. There is a light dusting of pepper at the end. Drink […]

Country: France / La Rambarde Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Winery: Domaine Landrat-Guyollot / Pouilly-Fumé The flat-bottom boat once used to ship wine on the Loire River to Paris is the inspiration for this wine. It is a blend of the various soils and vineyards in the river’s right-bank appellation. With bright acidity and a […]

Country: New Zealand / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Winery: Twelfth Night / The namesake comedy may have its fans, but this selection leaves a bit more to be desired. It’s a lean, aggressively green wine that even includes hints of pickled jalapeño.

Country: Israel / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Shomron Winery: Recanati / A nose of tangerine with just a touch of petrol gives way to flavors of lemon, toast and bitter almond. Although not perfectly integrated, this wine offers a lengthy cooling finish with a splash of brightness at the end.

Country: New Zealand / Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Winery: Mussel Bay / This medium-bodied, middle-of-the-road wine has some leafy notes that add complexity to straightforward passion-fruit aromas and flavors, which fade quickly on the finish.

Country: US / Sawmill Creek Vineyard Variety: Sauvignon Blanc New York Winery: Billsboro / Finger Lakes There’s a tinge of herbaceous green stem amidst fresh apple and lemon aromas on this Sauvignon Blanc blended with 10% Albariño. Marked with nervous lime acidity, it’s lean on the palate with a hint of lime-skin bitterness on the […]

Country: France / Cuvée Exception Variety: Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Winery: Chavet Fils / Menetou-Salon The wine shows good depth along with suggestions of oak aging. It is ripe, full in the mouth and generous. Tropical fruits, orange zest and citrus combine well. The aftertaste shows a nutty bite. Drink now, or age until 2016–2017.