Written By Treve Ring Libations / White Wine Oct 18, 2010 Domaine du Clos du Bourg Sauvignon 2009 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestTouraine, Loire, France $16-19 Available at BCLS +370205Ding ding ding – value alert! This has been a regular in my fridge over the past couple of months. If the assertive styles of NZ Sauv Blanc have driven you away from this grape, please allow me to steer you here. This Loire Sauvignon Blanc is bright with mineral and floral notes. The medium bodied palate, too, is loaded with river stone and mineral – along with fresh herbs, delicate gooseberry and crisp white fruit. It’s on the finish, however, that the nature of this zippy grape beams through. Mouth watering and juicy, with a lingering lemon oil memory – a reminder to add another bottle to my shopping list. This is a lively, balanced versatile wine at a great price. I’ve enjoyed it with everything from halibut to spinach salad to turkey to *ahem* solo Tuesday mid afternoon.Though the majority of people today may know Sauvignon Blanc as THE NZ grape, this variety originated in the Bordeaux region of France. The grape gets its name from the French word sauvage (wild) and blanc (white) due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in Southwest France. During the 18th Century, SB was paired with Cabernet Franc to parent Cabernet Sauvignon.Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean)FranceWhite WineWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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