2012 Brander Sauvignon Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  2/9/2014 - bretrooks wrote:

  General impressions: nice and light, crisp, tree fruit and citrus notes, a little green but not too much so. Quite good for the ~$11 price paid, and one I would buy again if looking for SB. Probably somewhere in the upper 80's, if scoring, but I really didn't get to pay much attention to this, so I'll refrain.

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  11/16/2013 - JonnyG wrote: 88 Points

  Still a reliable QPR and benchmark Santa Barbara SB, but I found this bottle slightly off: too much peach and grapefruit for my taste. I prefer the Dragonette these days.

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  11/1/2013 - brigcampbell wrote: 90 Points

  I feel guilty. Picked this up at the 30% off sale at Pavilions for $10.50 a bottle. I wouldn't be upset if I paid $20 for this quality. Popped and poured for Halloween and promptly hide it in the back of the refrigerator. Color is extremely light, even for a SB. Nose is dominated by pear and some ripe red apple. There's a whiff of grass and straw buried in there. Palate reflects the nose with the addition of a little cat piss and there's a good brace of acidity which lends itself to the crisp finish. Excellent value and wine.

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  9/29/2013 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Light yellow color. Little bit of bubbles that fade quickly, light lime nose. Grapefruit flavors. Chalkiness flavors. Medium to high acid. Lime jello flavors. A bit dry. Little bit of peach skin on the nose. Nice wine especially for the price.

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  9/26/2013 - SonnyChiba wrote: 90 Points

  Good freshness all around on this one. Ripe peach aromas on the nose. A lot of orange peel, citrus flavors, touch of vanilla, with a smooth and crisp finish. Nicely balanced overall, and good value SB. I like this one and would definitely buy again.

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