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Sauvignon Blanc

Descriptors:  Freshly cut grass, gooseberries, flowering currant leaves, asparagus, green beans and stony or flinty.

Sauvignon Blanc's has become widely planted all over the world.  An excellent 

food wine, Sauvignon Blanc's have herb-like aromas, tropical fruit flavors, and a lengthy palate.

Sauvignon Blanc originated in the Loire Valley of France, producing crisp, dry and age worthy wines.  

The Loire Valley is the coolest place that Sauvignon Blanc has been planted.  From the New World,

Marlborough New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc's have a more distinguished smell, the taste is

very powerful of acid and fruit.  This grape is a good choice to have with vegetables.  

Sauvignon Blanc's are crisp, flavorful, and are at their best when young.

 

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