Tasting - Cupcake Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

Name: Cupcake Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Region: Marlborough, New Zealand

Bottled: Livermore, Canada

Country: New Zealand

Year: 2022

Price: $11, on sale for $8 at Kroger 

Winery Review: Our Sauvignon Blanc is a vibrant, crisp wine that comes from Marlborough, New Zealand, where the cool climate allows our grapes to mature slowly for character and complexity. Flavors of Meyer lemon, white nectarine, and Key lime integrate with grapefruit, gooseberry, and citrus, resulting in a long balanced finish. Pair with oysters on the half shell, risotto, or a picnic in the park. (From the bottle)

Wine Folly: pg. 165, Sauvignon Blanc: I can taste a lot of grapefruit, and a tart fruit which I am assuming is the gooseberry (I have never tried one before). 

I did serve it cold as was recommended, and as the glass warmed up, it tasted almost bitter. Cold is definitely the best way to serve this wine. 

My Review: I liked it! I got this wine because it was a hot gift in a white elephant gift exchange I went to last week... Everyone was saying this was their favorite, so I had to snag a bottle when I found it in Kroger on sale. It was not as sweet as I was expecting, so it was a nice tart wine. I definitely tasted a lot of fruits but couldn't distinguish the flavors besides grapefruit. 

I shared the bottle with my boyfriend (pictured--also in this class) and my mom over dinner. We had takeout from The Cellar. This wine would've been much better without the food... it did not pair with my spinach/artichoke dip because it made everything taste a lot more bitter. I ended up trying it again the next day (when I am writing the review), and it tastes much better and less bitter. 

**and I blame the wine because everything pairs with The Cellar's spinach artichoke dip :)