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Sauvignon blanc

Please tell me what is sauv.blanc called in France? I drink this nectar most of the time, and as I live in New Zealand I can buy it at variously from $12-18 for a good medium range sauv.blanc. If I want to go higher I can pay heaps more.

I just bought a case of Saints Marlborough Sauv.Blanc for nz$120. It was on special at a supermarket. This is just SO cheap for such a splendid wine.

Really special sauv.blancs exported to the US are Sacred Hill and Cloudy Bay. You will pay for these in the US I know. But come to NZ and I can provide you with wines like this just as good for half the price.

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Daisy

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In a different style, you get Sauv Blanc from Pessac-Leognan - not always blended with Semillion. E g Smith Haut Lafite, 95% Sauv Blanc, 5% Sauv Gris (a clone with more color and, I think, milder taste). The difference in style rests in the fifferent clima (warmer in Bordeaux) and oak aging.

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N ils Gustaf

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Hello; No Mike, that is not so - as I pointed out, Smith haut Lafite is all Sauvignon (95 % blanc, 5 % Gris) and a lovely drink BTW, if pricey.

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Nils Gustaf

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Too right!

A nice Sauvignon St. Bris to look for is from Sorin DeFrance. Very reliable, available, and inexpensive to boot.

-E

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Ooops. My bad: I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing it out. Apart from that, their Ch Cantelys Blanc contains regularly 50 % Semillion. I have not had the pleasure of tasting that, though - I read some positive taste notes about it in a Danish magazine a few months back.

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Nils Gustaf

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