Wine Review: Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Posted by Wine Welfare | Filed under $8-$10, Dry, Marlborough, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc, White
Marlborough Country Is Flavor Country
We enjoyed this great New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at the Omni Hotel bar in New Orleans, Louisiana. Terrible hotel, great wine list. It’s from the Marlborough region of New Zealand, renowned for it’s crisp whites that always showcase the flavors of the soil and have a great acidity.
Color
Pale straw (we’ve said it before, we know, but that’s the color!) with a greenish tint.
Nose
Cut tart green apple, under ripe and green berries (you know, when they aren’t soft yet), and loads of lawn (meaning “grass”).
Taste
Passion fruit body scrub from The Body Shop. Go buy a bottle of that stuff and that’s what this tastes like at first. Then the acid kicks in, and it’s deliciously firm and crisp. The rock of the soil comes through strongly toward the end and produces a fantastic finish that lingers with flavors of lime and some cilantro.
With Food
Given the finish, this would be good with spicy foods, even Mexican. Perfect for white fish or to cut through a buttery French chicken or sole fillet.
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