Saturday, March 5, 2011

Shepherds Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc  
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: very pale almost like a water
Bouquet: very fresh, lime, white grapefruit, gooseberry with the hint of maracuya at the end
Taste: medium body, very dry, white grapefruit, lime, lively acidity accompanied by nice astringency, less tropical than in the nose, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: see food
Overall score: 87
Price: CZK 299
Stopper: screw cap
Very nice crisp lime acidity with touch of tropical fruit in the bouquet. Nicely drinkable. We drank it with nice salad in the beautiful spring day and finished it quite quickly:). It is produced by Wither Hills, which I had one year ago and it was excellent and it even won Sauvignon forum here in 2009. P.S. the pic is from the web from 2006

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