![]() New Zealand and the Marlborough region in particular has excelled with this variety but Chile, California, Australia, South Africa and northeastern Italy also produce quite a few tasty examples. While Bordeaux (Sauternes) and the Loire Valley (Sancerre) still produce excellent examples, winemakers are producing delicious Sauvignon Blanc all over the world. Ranging from citrus to grassy to tropical fruit (grapefruit, pineapple, mango) to mineral aromas and flavors, it's one of our favorite and most refreshing wines to drink in the summer.Ī parent of Cabernet Sauvignon (along with Cabernet Franc), this green-skinned grape is thought to have originated in the Bordeaux region of France like so many other notable varieties. Sauvignon Blanc! The 2023 Guide To The Best Sauvignon Blanc WinesĬrisp, dry and oh so refreshing, Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most popular varieties of white wine. If your wine shopping excursions land you in Costco, prepare by grazing our most recent reviews of Costco wines here in our Lucky 13 list.Īnd if your shopping finds you at Trader Joe’s, you can find our Lucky 13 list of TJ’s wine here. Need More Wine Picks from Costco – or Trader Joe’s? This would pair well with seafood, pastas with white sauces and soft cheeses. Its taste is a melange of tree fruits (citrus, green apples, pear and peach) and tropical fruits (pineapple, melon and mango) balanced by nice acidity. But unlike cooler weather Sauvignon Blanc (like the Kirkland Sancerre and those from Marlborough, New Zealand) this one has some heft and weight on the palate. It has a lovely nose of tropical fruit, peach, white fruit and Sprite, with faint notes of spice. This wine pours a nice clear color, a clean shimmering wheat yellow. With said Tasting Rooms in Napa and elsewhere shuttered for the past year, you can probably thank the global pandemic for wine this good being sold at this price.įront label of Fleur de Napa 2019 Sauvignon Blanc from Trader Joe’s But like the Kirkland, this bottle drinks like wines that cost at least twice as much in the Tasting Rooms of Napa. At just $6.99 the Trader Joe’s bottling is less than half the price of the Kirkland juice. But the biggest difference is its price point. It differs stylistically from Sancerre for sure. The Fleur de Napa Sauvignon Blanc is a Trader Joe’s exclusive, and makes for a good study in contrasts. When you want to conserve your precious stock of the aforementioned Sancerre, we have a really good alternative in this Napa Sauvignon Blanc. This is one to stock up on – now, before the rest of the Costco universe discovers it. It’s just turned Spring, but this Kirkland Sancerre will make a nice poolside companion through the long hot summer to come. Pairing: seafood, white meat and goat cheese.” Palate: concentrated and refreshing with minerality and a fruity finish. Aroma: lemon and ripe citrus mixed with peach and white fruit. Grapes are grown on the three terroirs found in Sancerre – chalk, flint, and clay-limestone- each adding a degree of complexity. I think the back label provides an instructive set of notes and expectations for how this wine presents and why: “Kirkland Signature Sancerre is 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the most famous appellation of the Loire Valley of France. It competes favorably with those priced around $30.įront label of Kirkland Signature 2019 Sancerre from Costco – a new harbinger of Spring? But this wine drinks better than mere entry level. It’s priced around $15 – entry level for good Sancerre. ![]() This is a new addition to the Kirkland Signature wine portfolio, and hopefully it will be an annual rite of Spring at Costco. ![]() From here on out, the harbinger of Spring for lovers of Sauvignon Blanc may well be the arrival of Kirkland Signature Sancerre in the wine bins of their local Costco. Move over red-breasted robins, daffodils and crocuses.
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