Wairau Cove

Exciting times!  The first 9/10 on the blog.

A gorgeous Sauvignon Blanc that The Cyclist brought over for dinner with myself and The Fiesta.  Wairau Cove Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand, 2008.  "Incredibly vibrant" says the label. I say quite sweet for the genre but gorgoeus tropical fruit flavours, maybe some lychee in there too.  Less of the almost metallic taste that can characterise Sauvignon Blancs, and the extra sweetness adds a bit more oopmh that means this wine has a bit more scope for pairing with autumnal food.  We had Cottage Pie; not a planned combination, nor even a great one, but it worked, and to be honest we'd enjoyed a lot of the bottle before eating!

I later discovered it was on offer at Tesco (The Cyclist is an intelligent one too!) and stocked up.  I took a bottle for dinner with Bond and Jones, more details about that in a later post.