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Name: Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2013
Price: $6.75/glass
Restaurant Review: Aromas of passionfruit, grassiness,
gooseberries, and green melons jump out of the glass. The palate is
lighter-bodied, crisp and crunchy, with succulent tropical flavors, licks of
chopped herbs, and a refreshing cirtusy acidity.
-Lefty's,
Blacksburg
My Review: This wine was my first
"real" wine (not Barefoot) that I bought and paired with food all on
my own! It might have had something to do with the fact that I was out to
dinner right after wine class, where we had just talked about sauvignon blanc...and
after I saw this wine on the menu right after I had spotted the Tilapia
special, I thought I'd give it a go! The nose was slightly acidic, barely
reminiscent of fruit, but not overwhelmingly sweet. The taste was very clean, a
little more sweet than the smell, but true to the above description: slightly
fruity with an acidic and tangy end note. Overall very good.
I did taste this wine with food. After we had discussed that
these kinds of wines typically go well with seafood, I couldn't pass up
the tilapia special with mango salsa, wild rice, and roasted brussell
sprouts. I would say that the wine was slightly more sweet when drinking it
with the food. Otherwise, the mango salsa brought out the fruit notes in the
wine a bit more than drinking it without.
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