Written By Treve Ring Libations / White Wine Apr 5, 2010 Villa Maria Estate Sauvignon Blanc Private Bin 2008 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestMarlborough, South Island, New Zealand $19-21If there’s ever a wine you want to get for your blind tasting, NZ Sauvignon Blanc is it. Sauv Blanc from New Zealand has a very distinct and pungently powerful aroma – kindly referred to by the French as ‘pee pee le chat’. The amazingly reliable Villa Maria knows their stuff – making no less than 6 different Sauvignon Blancs each vintage – each highlighting a different area or vineyard.Fruit for this wine – their Private Bin bottling – was sourced from vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys, in the Marlborough region. This assertively flavoured style explodes with vibrant gooseberry, juicy passionfruit and tropical fruit aromas. On the palate, clean, crisp citrus flavours – grapefruit, lime, lemon – rule, joined by zippy minerality and grassy notes. Fresh, fresh, fresh! Learn this wine and you’ll never miss a NZ Sauv Blanc on your blind tasting again.Best drunk when young (the wine, not you). Pair with early season halibut in a lemon herb crust.New Zealand is one of the Regional Themes (along with Argentina) of this year’s Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, April 19-25, 2010. In its 32nd year, Playhouse is one of the biggest and oldest wine events in the world, offering something for every level of wine drinker, collector and trade professional. Winery principals (winemaker, proprietor, senior executive) from selected wineries and countries will be in attendance to pour and discuss their wines. www.playhousewinefest.com .Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean)New ZealandSauvignon BlancWhite 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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