Tasting - Starborough

Wine Tasting - Starborough

Name: Starborough Sauvingnon Blanc                                                                                                                                                                      Grapes: Sauvingnon Blanc                                                                           Region: Malborough                                                                                        Country: New Zealand                                                                                  Vintage:  2022                                                                                                 Price: $13.99

Wine critic review: "The Starborough Sauvignon Blanc had the typical light, straw like color typical of Sauvignon Blanc.  The nose (classy term for smell), was lemon and melon.  Flavor notes I detected in the Starborough Sauvignon Blanc were pineapple, melon, and lemon.  This wine was slightly sweet, but had a dry finish; not incredibly dry-just a little pucker at the finish.  Like many other Sauvignon Blanc varietals, Starborough was slightly acidic." - Ericka, Daily Dish Magazine

My Review: The Starborough Sauvingnon Blanc had a distinct smell of green apples. It was very "sharp" tasting, and I could feel the sourness of it in the back of my mouth. It tasted like citrus and I particularly could pick up notes of lemon. I enjoyed the lightness of this wine and the hints of citrus, however I thought it was a bit too sour for my taste.

Wine Folly: 

On page 260, Wine Folly describes Sauvingnon Blanc as having the highest level of acidity with little sweetness. This is similar to how I felt about the wine! It also says on page 260 that New Zealand is the biggest producer of the grape. In the New Zealand section, it states that New Zealand is the "Sauvingnon Blanc capital of the world!"