Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc with shrimp and grits …
Quiet evening at home … watching the binge worthy Harry Wild series on Netflix … Linda prepared an imaginative shrimp and grits stew with roasted peppers, tomatoes and corn …. expanding and extending her delicious entree from Entourage DG. I pulled this not so simple, highly acclaimed, enjoyable sipper for wine accompaniment … which proved to be a great pairing with the full flavored dish.
Great value in this crisp nice sipping white, especially as we watch some of our favorite Napa Sauvignon Blanc labels approach and rocket through the $30 price point. Is there a “Napa tax”? Seems like yesterday we paid this amount for Cliff Lede Sauv Blanc and its now 55% more.
This is from Marlborough, South Island, New Zeland. It’s pronounced Gray-wacky … gotta love the whimsical sense of humor of those ‘down under’, if you can count the NZ’ers in that mix.
This was awarded 96 points by Natalie Maclean. Has she abandoned her twenty point scale for the generally used 100 point scale? Frankly, I found her 20 point scale easier to calibrate in doing my own assessment, but opted for the 100 point curve based on widespread use and acceptance, and therefor more suitable for comparing notes.
It also got 93 points from Wine Spectator, 92 from James Suckling and 91 from Vinous.
Straw colored, light medium bodied, crisp sharp pointed expressive forward flavors of gooseberry and lemongrass with notes of stone fruits, quince and hints of ginger on tangy acidic lingering finish.
RM 92 points.