Yesterday’s post on Stephen Tanzer’s Winophilia points to the Dog Point Vineyard 2009 Sauvignon Blanc as the quintessential New Zealand sauvignon blanc, “with aromas of lemon grass, grapefruit pith and pepper that practically scream out their variety.”
Tanzer writes:
“This concentrated, vibrant sauvignon displays a classic sauvignon herbaceousness that’s tempered by the wine’s sheer richness of grapefruit and soft citrus fruit and its almost dusty impression of extract.“
Read the rest of Tanzer’s list of New Zealand’s crisp sauvignon blancs here.