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Sauvignon Blancs in general

 
Description: This is grown extensively in the Bordeaux region and Loire Valley. New Zealand also produces some excellent varieties. ... more
Sauvignon Blancs in general ... Fume blanc are sauvignon blanc wines that have had oak contact to impart smokey flavours. Good quality sauvignon blancs will display smokey qualities without any oak treatment. They need a strong acid finish and are grown more successfully in cool to cold climates.
Vertially colourless wines with colours of light straw to light yellow. They can present a range of flavours from sour green fruits through to exotics tropical fruits.

Newest Review: ... clear of as my first experience of it put me off completely - I found it far too dry, sharp, with a bitter acidic aftertaste ... more

 ... - but, as I said in the previous paragraph, in the last couple of months I have tried a few again and liked them immensely! Blossom Hill wines are produced in California and they offer a wide range of wines, I have worked my way through many of them so I was confident that the quality would be good and that this would be a "safe" one to try (together with the fact that it was on offer!) So, whilst in my local Alldays store stocking up on my wine supplies, I spotted the 2 bottles for £8 offer - actuall...more

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Premium Review Sauvignon Blancs in general: No Blanc Points! (552 words)
by - written on 24/11/02 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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<hic> Yes, yet another boozy Bubble opinion - all this "research" purely to help out the consumer! ;o) Hmmmm, now I would have always said that my preference for wine would be a medium to sweet white on the whole but I wonder if my taste or palate has been changing a little over recent months as those wines which would normally be too dry for me are tasting a lot better now! Usually a find a drier wine rather sharp and acidic but lately I have tried (and reviewed) a number of drier wines and they all seem to be a lot more pleasant than I expected. This is the case here too. Todays' subject is Blossom Hill Sauvignon Blanc. In particular, ...  Read the complete review

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Premium Review Great for a Birthday Bash (703 words)
by - written on 29/08/02 (Very useful, 133 readings)
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This Saturday is my birthday and I intend to have a little party at home with a few friends. Naturally almost all my friends are like me in that we enjoy our booze. Therefore I have been stocking up on my usual favourites aswell as some white wines. I have no problem whatsoever in choosing the Blossom Hill label as I have experienced several of their wines first hand and was quite impressed. However this time I decided not only to go with the tried and tested but also for something new in the Blossom Hill Sauvignon Blanc. Unfortunately or fortunately, whichever way you look at it, I could not resist sampling this wine just yesterday and infact I had ...  Read the complete review

 

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