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2002 Villa Maria Private Bin Sauv Blanc

Last Post 07-03-2003 01:42 PM byDukeRiley. 3 Replies.

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calcabs

Grape Fermenter

Posts: 453

07-01-2003 02:51 PM
This wine seems to be a year in and year out consistent wine, and represents a great value at less than $10. Opened an 02 the other night for some cooking and drank the rest. It is a little different than many other NZ's in my opinion with lower acidity and a more tropical fruit flavor with a little rounder mouthfeel. I detected kiwi, mango, and citrus flavors with a little green pepper thrown in. I would rate 88pts.

Wineaux

New Orleans, LA
Wine Thief

Posts: 2804

07-01-2003 06:15 PM
I agree. This was the first NZ Sauv Blanc I ever tried, and I've always enjoyed it since. Its a great QPR, but then so are alot of other NZ Sauv Blancs.

Seaquam

Barrel Filler

Posts: 1141

07-01-2003 07:39 PM
I like this wine too, although a week or two ago, an unfinished bottle that had been refrigerated for a couple of days was very muted when we re-opened it. I think the lower-than-usual acidity makes it mandatory to drink this wine as young as possible (not that that's a problem ).

DukeRiley

McMinnville, OR
Wine Labeler

Posts: 3811

07-03-2003 01:42 PM
I tried this last night, and I had a difficult time getting past the reduced acidity relative to other NZ SBs I've tried. I was hoping that I'd found a good inexpensive summer sipper, but I really didn't care for it that much. For me it was a 83-84 point wine.

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