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St Clair Sauvignon Blanc 2006

Tasted:	27 Apr 2007 (age 1 year)
Name:	St Clair Sauvignon Blanc (269)
Variety:	Sauvignon Blanc (15)
Year:	2006
Producer:	St Clair
Region:	Marlborough
Rating:	good
Web Site:	Not available

The colour was very pale bright greenish gold. The bouquet was strong steely acid, and very crisp. The flavour had intense tropical gooseberry and passionfruit fruit, and an acid finish. This had classic Marlborough fruit and strong dry acid balance. It won gold in the Air NZ Wine Awards, 2006.

Note 1 I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2 You may not agree with my evaluation of these wines as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.