Saturday Night – 3 Classic recipes and 3 new Wines – Part 2

For the second course Mick did his version of Caprese Salad which I jokingly refer to as Mexican Caprese Salad as Mick enhances the recipe with sliced Avocado.

Mick went with a 2010 Mahi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.  It being from New Zealand through me for a loop as we have been trying a number of South African Sauvignon Blanc recently that I had gotten to the point where I was starting to associate Sauvignon Blanc with South African by reflex.  This is funny as New Zealand is a world leader in Sauvignon Blanc and is renowned for them.

The nose on the wine was odd as it reminded me of Pine-Sol, grapefruit zest and lime zest.  Tasting the wine, a lime flavour dominates this wine.  The structure of the wine was decent with good acidity but the wine had a very short finish to it.  It was OK with the Caprese Salad but it did come across a bit sharp at times.  It wasn’t a bad wine per se but we have had much better Sauvignon Blanc for less money.

Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 85, Mark - 84, Kathy – 84, Amy – 86, Overall – 84.75.

Here is the LCBO information for this wine -

MAHI SAUVIGNON BLANC 2010

VINTAGES 63941
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 19.95
Made in: Marlborough, New Zealand
By: Mahi Wines
Release Date: Feb 18, 2012
Wine, White Wine
13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

Tasting Note  - Classic Marlborough-styled Savvy with aromas of pea pod, grass, passion fruit, gooseberry and a hint of tropical fruit. Dry and flavourful with a healthy, and welcome, crisp streak. Medium bodied with a lingering finish. Enjoy it with jumbo prawns marinated in chili powder and lime juice, then barbecued. (VINTAGES panel, June 2011)

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