Was in the mood for a glass of white wine the other night which doesn't happen all that often as I'm more of a red fan. I do enjoy my Sauvignon Blanc's so settled on the Abbey View bottle from the wine rack. After leaving the wine for a little while so it was the right temperature I open it and the aroma of the wine is just beautiful. The wine taste quite nice on the pallet and is quite smooth.
Wine Region: Maragret River, Western Australia.
Drink Until: 2012
Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
Food: Scallops in a lemon grass broth.
Colour: Pale straw
Nose: Lovely tropical fruit and green apple characters with hints of flinty/gun smoke.
Palate:
Finely structured acids support this richly flavoured wine. Juicy tropical fruit, green apple and citrus from the Semillon combine well with Sauvignon Blanc varietal characters of passion fruit and cut grass. It has a delightful lingering finish.
Background:
WA produces some of the best wines in the country thanks to a glorious maritime climate. The grape crops are treated to coolish growing seasons and some of the mildest winters in Australia; long, sunny autumn days ripen them to absolute perfection and winemakers have little fear of damage from frost or rain at vintage time. Apart from gale force winds creating problems at times because of the salt they carry inland, the Margaret River is a veritable paradise for grape-growing and winemaking. The resultant wines, like Abbey Views sublime Semillon Sauvignon Blanc are testament to this.
Alcohol: 12.5%
Where to Purchase:
This was purchased online from Cellermasters in a pack of whites but you can purchase a dozen of these for around $144.
1 comment:
Some friends brought a bottle when they came for dinner last Sat.
Just opened it - safely the worst wine ever tasted in over 40 years of drinking some of the world's best and not so good wines.
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