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From: New Zealand

Price: $16.99

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I personally love Sauvignon Blanc wines – especially from New Zealand.  In my opinion, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is more lively and crisper than French and American Sauvignon Blancs.  So, now that you know my obvious bias towards the New Zealand way of doing things, what was the 2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc like?

The 2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc is incredible!  It captures the strong citrus and acidic flavors that make you wonder what you’ve been missing from other white wines.  It grabs your taste buds and slaps them around silly and leaves them begging for more of this great, tasty white wine.  There’s a reason why this perennial favorite of mine shows up on just about every wine menu around the world, and why it shows up on the “best of” lists year after year.  It’s just that damn good!

I’m not sure if it’s the climate and soil conditions in Marlborough, New Zealand that make the difference or what.  Wikipedia says, “The climate in New Zealand is maritime, meaning that the sea moderates the weather, producing cooler summers and milder winters than would be expected at similar latitudes in Europe and North America.  Maritime climates tend also to demonstrate higher variability with cold snaps possible at any time of the year and warm periods even in the depth of winter.  The climate is typically wetter, but wine regions have developed in rain shadows and in the east, on the opposite coast from the prevailing moisture-laden wind.  The wine regions of New Zealand tend to experience cool nights even in the hottest of summers.  The effect of consistently cool nights is to produce fruit which is nearly always high in acidity”.

Whatever it is, the Sauvignon Blancs produced in the Marlborough region are just flat out awesome.  And the 2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc is a star that should be at the top of your list of wines to try from New Zealand.

I give it 4 Stars!  This wine is excellent year after year.  It would have easily made my “Dirty Dozen” list if it could be purchased for less $15.  Expect to pay about $20 a bottle for this gem of a wine. 

WineLife365 Rating: 4-Star

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