Name: Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2021
Price: $19
Winery Review: For those of you who love the hallmarks of a good Sauvignon Blanc, you’ll find everything you’re looking for. For those who maybe aren’t a fan of the grape (or white wines, like I used to be) I suspect you’re going to make an exception for Stoneleigh.
It pours a fairly pale yellow, looking like the intersection between a Chablis and a Cali. chard. It’s an intensely aromatic wine, with big notes of melon, a touch of mown grass, and something that seriously reminded me of the smell I associate with organic honey
After a sip, Stoneleigh opens into a veritable cornucopia of tropical fruits with passion fruit taking center stage. There’s also a distinct grassiness to it, which is complimented by a kick of grapefruit. It’s wonderfully complex, with a refreshing acidity that offsets Stoneleigh’s touch of residual sugar. There’s enough here to fascinate even the most rabid red fan.
8.7 Rating
-Sublime Imbibing
Personal Thoughts: I have had primarily reds throughout the course of this class and wanted to venture into whites. The second of the two I will review this week was a Stonleigh Sauvignon Blanc from 2021 out of New Zealand. The winery's website said this wine was "fruit forward" and I am getting a lot of notes of acidic, semi sweet fruits. The wine is aromatic with sweet, fruity and herbaceous scents. The predominant flavor that stood out to me was grapefruit, which is third in Wine Folley's (p165) tasting notes for Sauvignon Blanc, and after looking at the other notes, passion fruit stood out to me as well, so this is definitely a more acidic fruit-tasting wine. Even the mouthfeel was acidic to the point that it almost felt a little carbonated. This is a semi sweet wine that I initially had to warm up to but after a second glass I can confidently say I enjoy it. Since my girlfriend likes sweet wines and I like dry wines, I feel like this is a wine that we can both agree on.
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