Sauvignon Blanc

Susana Balbo Signature Brioso White 2024 Review – Integrated Floral

Susana Balbo is an acclaimed wine producer in Mendoza, Argentina, and we were thrilled to receive a bottle of her Brioso Signature White blend in our Picked by Wine.com subscription in a recent delivery.

Not only were we excited to try this producer, perhaps the best part were the grapes.

This one is made with a curious combination of Torrontes, Sauvignon Blanc, and Semillon which made for a rather interesting blend. The addition of Torrontes to this one really increased the complexity significantly!

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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Review – Complex & Flavorful

It is really hard to beat a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. This region is known for its intense flavor characteristics and strong grassy notes.

Cloudy Bay's Sauvignon Blanc is one of those bottles we see all the time, and figured it was a great time to try on a hot summer evening with pasta and grilled fennel. Not only did this one hit all the Sauvignon Blanc notes we enjoy, and then some, it went remarkably well with the fennel!

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Domaine Ciringa Fosilni Breg Sauvignon Blanc 2022

We always love trying a classic grape from a wine region we aren't as familiar with, and the wineries in Slovenia are one such spot we don't see all too often.

Domaine Ciringa's Fosilni Breg Sauvignon Blanc was one such bottle, and while this one had an acid hit we weren't quite fond of, it had a nice concentration of flavor all the same.

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Gabrielskloof Amphora Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Review – A Twist

We will never say no to a good Sauvignon Blanc, as this versatile white grape can be grown all over the world with very interesting flavors exhibited.

Gabrielskloof's Amphora Sauvignon Blanc is an interesting one as the wine is naturally fermented in clay amphora and aged on the gross lees for a number of months before bottling- a bit of a nod to historic winemaking pre-stainless steel.

What resulted is an interesting Sauvignon Blanc with some unexpected complexities!

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Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Review – Classic NZ Wine

Some wines are such classics that their association with a region goes hand-in-hand. Burgundy for Pinot Noir. Mendoza for Malbec. Marlborough for Sauvignon Blanc.

The Sauvignon Blancs that come out of New Zealand are some of the most popular in the world, and one producer that we see all over showcasing this grape is none other than Kim Crawford.

Naturally, we wanted to see what this one was about and picked up a bottle to enjoy. Varietal typicity? This one checks all the boxes.

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Marc Deschamps “Les Champs de Cri” Pouilly-Fume 2019 Review

When it comes to French Sauvignon Blanc, most drinker's first thoughts go to the popular region of Sancerre.

But in the USA, we've often find that high quality Sancerres are hard to come by, and when we do find them, they're often north of $40 which is a hard pricepoint for us for this particular grape (if only because many regions do it well for far less).

Instead, when we can find it, we often pick up Pouilly-Fume bottles as they can be just as if not more intense than equivalently priced Sancerre bottles. Marc Deschamps Les Champs de Cri was no different. This one was a gem!

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Chateau Picque Caillou Pessac-Leognan 2020 Review – Acidic French White

I have a love/hate relationship with Sauvignon Blanc (and blends) from France. On average I really enjoy the grape, but to get the intensity and complexity I generally prefer out of French wines it almost always feels like you have to start out at $40/bottle (if not more) to get to a quality point that other locales can provide for half the price.

This is not exclusive to Sauvignon Blanc. In all honesty, it is simply France knowing how to get the most for their wines abroad. But that being said, it seems especially true with all the Sauvignon Blancs we've tried.

The Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend from Chateau Picque Caillou from Pessac-Leognan was not much different. While this one was much more complex for its price point than we originally expected, we also weren't quite sure about the sell price in the USA.

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Dolce 2012 Review – A Sweet Late Harvest California Wine

Before I started to learn about wine, I was always enamored by the concept of dessert wine. Emphasis should be made on the word concept, if only because I could rarely afford to try any of the expensive bottles.

Dolce was one such dessert wine whose marketing spoke to me as a casual wine shopper. An epic name, liquid gold color, and dessert wine flavors? I wanted it.

So when I found a bottle on sale in a local liquor store, I had to pick it up to try right away.

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Serge Dagueneau et Filles Pouilly-Fume Les Pentes 2019 Review

When it comes to French Sauvignon Blanc, if you know a bit about regions your mind may first go to Sancerre in the Loire Valley. While this region does make stellar bottles, we often find the prices in the USA to be just a bit more than what we'd prefer for the respective bottles.

Thankfully, Pouilly-Fume nearby also makes some stellar Sauvignon Blanc at, in our limited sampling at least, slightly better quality when comparing two similarly priced bottles. The only downside? They can be quite hard to find in the USA- so whenever we see a bottle we snatch it up right away. Domaine Serge Dagueneau et Filles Pouilly-Fume was no different, and we really could use another bottle of this one in our cellar!

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