Dave is considering coming back to 43T

become a wine connoisseur (read all 5 entries…)
Wine note #1: 2005 Craggy Range Sauv. Blanc 2 years ago

Single Vineyard bottling: Te Muna Road Vineyard, Marlborough, New Zealand. $20.

Tasted 12/24/07, before dinner.

This wine is excellent to outstanding. Truly the first “sure thing” wine recommendation I’ve found.

Beautiful lemony Sauv. Blanc nose, with slight toast and nuttiness. Clean, though, with only a hint of oak. Fresh, forward fruit on the attack, with lemon fading to a grassy Mandarin orange, then back to lemon/lime tart and passion fruit on the finish. Big, acidic flavors, but fading to balanced fruit on the finish. Long, herbal, fruity, balanced, a wonderful drink. I wish I owned more.

In the interests of indexing my wines, this one gets an 8/10 overall, and a 10/10 for its price range.

Dec 24, 2007, 02:31PM PST | 1 cheer


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hundredwaters moving on, moving up~ spiraling into joy ~

Have you tried Nobillo?

It’s also a Marlborough sauvignon blanc, and it’s $8.99 at trader joes. We have tried over ten different of these sauv’s from new zealand and Nobillo is still our favourite and a great buy! See if you can find some to compare to craggy ranch. And we did try the craggy ranch as costco is carrying it.

Dec 24, 2007, 04:14PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Dave is considering coming back to 43T

Nobillo

Not yet, but I certainly will on your recommendation. We don’t get to go to TJ’s much, though, since we moved to CT.

I’d love to see your notes on it, though.

Dec 24, 2007, 06:24PM PST | Respond to this

Contemplative Jenn is spinning and spinning

Unfortunately,

TJ’s doesn’t sell wine in CT, so getting there won’t help.

BTW, Happy Holidays to both Dave and HW’s!

Dec 24, 2007, 06:32PM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer


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