Monday, January 18, 2010

Vinum Moravicum Sauvignon Hibernal 2007

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc x Hibernal (Seibel 7053 x Rhine Riesling)
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velke Pavlovice sub-appellation
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: 9.1g/l
Acidity: 5.4g/l
Color: very light yellow, quite oily when stiired
Bouquet: expressive, elderberry flowers, white flowers generally, peach
Taste: medium body, full mouth feel, peach, citrus tones, nice acidity combined with slight residual sugar
Recommended food pairing: salads, mozzarella with tomatoes
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 140
Stopper: plastic cork
This is interesting combination of different varieties. It combines aroma of Sauvignon Blanc with the acidity and body of Rhine Riesling and slight residual sugar makes it very nice although quite complex drinking. I would just recommend to drink it colder than recommended 11°C. We drank it at 10°C and it was not so refreshing like chilling it to 8°C, which was right temperature considering also slight residual sugar. I actually finished almost myself out of 3 of us (two were ladies, which scored it slightly lower than me}.

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