Posts Tagged "Sauvignon Blanc"


Bordeaux France

The vineyards at Chateau Suduiraut.

While travelling from Bordeaux to Rioja last year, we made our first visit to Sauternes, a region synonymous with some of the best dessert wine in the world. It’s most famous resident, Château d’Yquem, is the only wine in the region classified as a Premier Cru Classé Supérieur. We spent a wonderful day at their next-door neighbor Château Suduiraut, a fine quality dessert wine in its own right. What we discovered was a winery with an uncompromising approach to winemaking that is producing excellent wine.

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Woodinville wine washingtonWe have been fans of Lauren Ashton Cellars since we first discovered the winery in Woodinville close to five years ago. They recently launched their second label, Ashton Troy Wines, as an exclusive offering for the restaurant market. The result is well priced wine that still manages to maintain the same high quality that fans of Lauren Ashton have come to expect.

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2014 Avennia Oliane Sauvignon Blanc

2014 Avennia Oliane Sauvignon Blanc


Posted on Mar 21, 2016

Washington Wine 2014 Avennia Oliane Sauvignon Blanc

100% Sauvignon Blanc from the Boushey (55%) & Red Willow (45%) Vineyards. Grapefruit & green apple are the dominant fruit flavours that receive support from lemon notes and cut grass. There is a fullness to the wine which balances the crisp acidity. There is none of the pungency that many New World Sauvignons have taken on. We are reminded of a Pouilly-Fumé with the dials turned up. The finish is long and minerally.

Excellent

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