Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc, 2011

Friday nights tasting included Brancott Estate's latest vintage Sauvignon Blanc.  It has the typical, bold, fruit forward nose and flavor one associates with Marlborough, New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs.   

Brancott Estate 2011 Sauvignon Blanc ($12) is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and from Marlborough, New Zealand.  This is your typical, pleasant, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with the notable grapefruit, citrus aroma.  The flavor was also grapefruit with a long finish of gooseberry tartness.  A classic.  Customers enjoyed this wine and it sold well.  Fresh Market's Cheese Specialist gave me Cambozola cheese and it was a wonderful pairing that smoothed out the wine. One customer asked me for help pairing a wine with her (non-mayonnaise, but oil and vinegar) seafood salad. This was wonderful with it.  (I went to the seafood salad bar and tasted it with the wine.  I  love my job!)    

Winemaker's Notes:   The wine is pale straw in color with green highlights. Aromas of ripe gooseberry and capsicum dominate with tropical melon and grapefruit notes apparent. This wine displays full fruit intensity. The ripe capsicum and gooseberry flavors with hints of pungency sit well with the supporting tropical fruit flavors. A well-balanced wine showing the crisp, vivacious acidity associated with this style.