Tasting Date: 07/25/2008
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, Bad Man
Tasting Theme: Suave Summer Sauv’s, mk iii – Partial TRTB’s final final (???) 2008 SB tasting
The Contenders:
Domaine du Tremblay 2006 Jean Tatin Quincy, Loire Valley, France $18 (castle label)
Groth 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley $14
Nobilo 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand $13
Domaine Henri Bourgeois Haute-Victoire 2006 Quincy, Loire Valley, France $18
Outcome: Tally-Ho liked the Groth and Haute-Victoire, and Bad Man liked Groth and Haute-Victoire best – for the second time consistently in two blind tastings – yippee!
This concludes The Royal Tannin Bombs 2008 Sauvignon Blanc quest for knowledge from the Tree of the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good Wine, and the resoundingly consistent results ring true with the sound of success.
Buy Groth, but seek out the superiority from the Loire’s (where the world’s greatest Chenin Blanc comes from, of which only I (Bad Man) am concerned) Domaine Henri Bourgeois Haute-Victoire 2006 Quincy for a grand experience.
Read the full tasting here, then come back to post your comment.
04/10/2008 at 6:39 pm Permalink
Well, there you have it. The end of the Sauvignon Blanc shoot-out for 2008. You can see my final synopsis above, but just to repeat myself – a skill I’ve honed over the years – the most interesting Sauvignon Blanc hails from France’s Loire river region, where the world’s best Chenin Blanc grows, and is Domaine Henri Bourgeois Haute-Victoire 2006 Quincy, which is also relatively affordable that’s for sure. Probably infinitely more easy to find and about the same price is the Napa Valley Groth Sauvignon Blanc, not an overly exciting wine but a clear consistent balanced elegant effort.
Go out and try these wines and others, then come back to post a comment as to what you liked, didn’t like, agreed with us on, disagreed with us on – whatever. We’d love to hear from you and hope we’ve helped guide your wine forays in a positive way.