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2009 Starborough Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough (Elsewhere $15)

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90 points and a Smart Buy from the Wine Spectator: "Smooth and juicy, with fragrant lemongrass, thyme and fresh, grassy notes that mingle nicely with bright lemon-lime and tart green apple flavors. There’s a nice balance of power and elegance. Drink now." (Mar 2011) From the Wine Enthusiast: "The quality here has been consistent over the past few vintages, offering solid value in an easy-drinking style. it leads with herbal aromas, but the flavors are less green, more melon and fig carried by a sense of creamy lushness. Drink now." (04/11)

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2009 Starborough Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough (Elsewhere $15)

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By: Adam Parry | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 2/27/2011 | Send Email

This wine is a very pleasant change to the very citrus based Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. Smooth and juicy, with fragrant lemongrass, thyme and fresh, grassy notes that mingle nicely with bright lemon-lime and tart green apple flavors.

By: Illya Haase | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 2/20/2011 | Send Email

The Marlborough district of New Zealand’s South Island has set the world standard for crisp Sauvignon Blanc wines. If you would like to try a wine that is a perfect expression of the district, this is it. Lively acid with undertones of passion fruit, guava and kiwi over a grassy background. I love this wine and I love this price! This will be the new hit of the summer.

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Varietal:	Sauvignon Blanc - One of the best known "international" varieties originally cultivated in France and considered the parent of, with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon. Sauvignon's wonderfully distinctive aromatics generate some of wine's most colorful descriptors, among them "cat pee," herbaceous, grassy, citrusy the world over. In France, the apex of Sauvignon Blanc production is the Loire Valley, in the appellations of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where the terroir expresses itself most beautifully through the grape. Sauvignon Blanc is also the leading white grape varietal in Bordeaux, where it is paired with the fatter, richer Sémillon to varying degrees. Relatively easy to cultivate, though more suited to cool climates, Sauvignon Blanc has made inroads in Europe outside of France, especially in Northeastern Italy's Friuli and Alto Adige, but also on the Slovenian border. These lovely wines are often overshadowed by Sauvignon Blanc's achievements in the New World, namely New Zealand, South Africa and California. New Zealand's Sauvignon Blancs, more conspicuously fruity than most French examples, landed the small island nation on the world wine map in the late-1980s and 1990s. South African Sauvignons are one of the most successful international varieties produced in that country and are often quite elegant and affordable. In California, Robert Mondavi managed to, almost single-handedly, created a market for Sauvignon Blanc by renaming his oak-fermented version Fumé Blanc. While some wineries still use the name, California Sauvignon Blanc has secured its place in the California wine pantheon, particularly those from the Napa Valley. Washington State, Chile and Argentina also have considerable plantings of the grape.
Country:	New Zealand - A Southern Pacific island 1,000 miles from the nearest land-mass (Australia), New Zealand has a maritime climate, suitable for wine production of excellent quality. For better or worse, this was discovered by New Zealand agriculturalists relatively recently (end of the 20th century), thus the wine industry is virtually brand new. Although most influenced by Australian academia, New Zealand's wine industry has begun to adopt many European and California viticultural and enological practices. Although the New Zealand wine biz is known most for its Sauvignon Blanc, the most planted variety is Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir gaining in popularity. Click for a list of bestselling items from New Zealand.