Bob Campbell: 2023 Giesen Uncharted Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough $20.99
Wine: 2023 Giesen Uncharted Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough $20.99
Why I chose it:
- I wanted to choose a wine that would put a smile on the face of the largest number of people as a sort of Christmas present to listeners who enjoy wine.
- Sauvignon Blanc is our biggest selling wine both locally and overseas.
- Giesen is a large, quality conscious producer of Sauvignon Blanc.
- I recently tasted this wine in a blind line-up and it performed very well.
- NZ makes the world’s best SB according to many top wine critics (We make 25% of the world’s SB).
What does it taste like?
- “Sweet acid” sounds like a contradiction in terms but to me it describes an important component of this wine perfectly. Gentle sauvignon with good intensity of passionfruit, guava, grapefruit flavours with a gooseberry undercurrent.
Why it’s a bargain:
$20.99 is an average price for Sauvignon Blanc but this is a well-above average quality wine.
Where can you buy it?
- New World $17.99 (check the vintage, wait for 2023)
- Glengarry Wines in Auckland (2022) $18.99
- Vineonline $17.99
Food match?
- Most seafoods, great with clams/cockles
Will it keep?
- Drink up
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