Sauvignon Blanc

Hello,
This week in class we tasted two Sauvignon Blanc. Sauvignon Blanc is typically grown in the Lorie Valley in France, Washington, New Zealand, and South Australia and Tasmania. Sauvignon Blanc tends to ripen early so it is best when they are grown in colder temperature to slow down the ripening process and allow for an increase in flavor. The grapes are typically small and tightly packed with, small, think skinned grapes. When the grapes are made into wine the color is a watery pale straw yellow to a light gold color.  These wines do not age well so a darker color is not normally a good sign.  Tropical fruit, kiwi fruit, leafy, steely, cut grass, and green beans are some aromas typically found in Sauvignon Blanc. There is normal a refreshing crispness all over the palate due to the acid. If there is less or oak contact there may be creamy characteristics as well.

In class we tasted two Sauvignon Blanc

1) Warburn est "Gossips" (2015)
    Made in: South East Asia
    Alc/vol: 12.5
    Price: $4

Appearance: The core contains a watery pale straw yellow color and the rim is a pale straw yellow. There are some green hues making it seem like a young wine. The body of the wine seems to be light and the wine has great clarity and vibrancy.

Aroma: This wine smells very acidic. The acid id very overpowering and masks many other aromas but there are  minor fruity smells like tropical fruit. I do not detect and secondary aromas as it seems to be a simple wine.

Palate: The wine does not have much intensity in the front palate but builds in the mid palate and reaches a high point in the back palate.


2) Villa Maria (2015)
    Made in: Marlbrough NZ
    Alc/vol: 13
    Price: $14

Appearance: The core contains a watery pale straw yellow color and the rim is pale gold. Some green hues show that this is a young wine also.

Aroma: This wine has intense smells. The main one is a passion fruit and other tropical fruits.

Palate: This wine is very heavy on the tongue. It fall short in the secondary flavors so it is not complex. The taste is very fruity with passion fruit. This seems to have some intensity on the front palate and builds in the mid palate and the falls again in the back palate.

Next up is Semillon

Thank you
~Karli