What a great time this evening participating in the online tweet taste organized by Rick Bakas and tonight was all about Sauvignon Blanc. While I have limited knowledge of this grape and tend to shy away from the wine because of the heavy grapefruit flavor I am finding more of them I really do enjoy. Spring is near and crisp wines are a must. Tonight I chose the 2008 Napa Cellars Sauvignon Blanc large in part because I knew their other wines are very good. Like the other varietals the Sauvignon Blanc does not dissapoint.I decided to smell this wine longer than usual (it just seemed the right thing to do). What I found was a nice pineapple aroma first on the nose. Second here came the grapefruit and finally a citris aroma. Found myself wanted to continue but then how the heck would I know how the wine tasted.
Really enjoyed this wine. The pineapple/grapefruit flavor was very nice and I really enjoyed the subtle hint of grapefruit. The lemon/lime or better described citris really finished the wine nicely. If there was oak I did not find any and to me a plus for this wine. Crisp and refreshing. Big fan of this wine and I am excited to try more Sauvignon Blancs. Thanks Joe Shirley for creating an excellent wine.
Cheers Dan
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