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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Color

Pale green. Sprite-like since there was a touch of bubble to this. Let’s just say “lime water.” Who knows? We see what we see. It’s been a long few days.

Nose

Air, light, herbs. Pure New Zealand. As some of you may know, we’ve extolled the many virtues of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. With their herbaceous noses and tropical grassy flavors, they are New Zealand’s flagship wines, and with good reason. The Kim Crawford smells of pulled weeds and broken dandelions. Very green and very bitter. Good sign.

Taste

Think of a castle made of fresh-cut piles of grass, mangoes, pineapples and some very fresh orange peel. Then surround all of that with a strong, stalwart acid that matches perfectly. Chill it down a bit and add a little stink of earth. There you have it. Perfectly balanced and very, very well-crafted for the price.

Food Pairing

Good shellfish or regular fish in a lemon butter sauce. Would also work well with some fresh tropical fruit and mild white cheeses.

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