Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Nové Vinařství Cuvée 3 Cygnus 2010

Variety: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 11.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: minerality, herbs, hint of benzin tones mixed with canned gooseberry
Taste: light to medium body, lime, major fruit is gooseberry with hint of white currant, good acidity is nicely balanced by slight residual sugar, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing:
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7+50=85
Price: CZK 220
Stopper: screw cap
Nicely made cuvee from cold 2010 vintage with quite high acidity (8.2g/l) nicely offset by slighly higher residual sugar. Proper bottle maturity and very good minerality.

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