Vinselekt Michlovský Sauvignon 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Nový Přerov village, Na štrekách vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: more expressive than 2010 vintage tasted recently, black currant leaf, gooseberry, peach
Taste: medium body,white peach, gooseberry,hint of white peach and tropical fruit like passion fruit, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+11+6+6+50=85
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: cork (see the pic below)
When compared directly to 2010 vintage this is my favorite, although I expected the scoring when I purchased both bottles to be otherwise as I had stunning SB from 2010 vintage before. Luckily the winery decided to return to natural cork, which based on my experience and hundreds of bottles tasted is far better than plastic cork, which allows much more oxygen to enter the bottle. Obviously the best stopper for whites and rosés is the screw cap (no doubt about it). It allows the wine to age much more slowly and protect its freshness for longer period at the same time it is not true that the wine does not age, it does and it is perfectly proven by some wines I have from 2006 vintage under screw cap.