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I needed a white wine to do some cooking with this week.  I wanted a Sauvignon Blanc for its varietal characteristics (complexity/vegetal), but didn’t want to pay more than 10 bucks for cooking wine.  Note that I also won’t cook with “cheap” wine, so only a place like K&L or possibly Wine House could pull this off for me.  Rika first made a dish based on Shrimp Étouffée, so I figured I’d drink a little of it with the meal.  My first sip put that “oh wow” look on my face.  LOL  Now, granted, my expectations were pretty low, plus anyone who’s read this blog much knows I’m not big on white wine.  But I actually like this wine!

Its exactly what I wanted, only didn’t think I’d get.  The wine is way better than its price would suggest… some lemon and pear with a good floral component rounding it out on the nose.  There’s a hint of the vegetal component on the nose that you’ll get a good bit of on the pallet too.  There’s good lemon, with the rind, pear, and a hint of grapefruit.  I was flip-flopping whether I tasted honey in it, which I’m kind of on the fence about whether I like.  Thankfully, no butter.  This really is textbook Sauv-blanc… but at the quality level you’d expect to pay at least twice as much for; I know because I have.  Also thankfully, it is nearly devoid of that bitter SweetTart after taste – which I HATE, and is a big reason for not liking most white wines.

In short, my recommendation is that if you prefer Sauvignon Blanc to other whites, or just want really good SB on hand, buy a case of this stuff, because it won’t last.

Rating:  91

Price:  $9  (K&L)

Check out the wine’s page at the grower’s site here.