2011 Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 86.3 points

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  5/17/2013 - socidelvino wrote: 88 Points

  Eye: very light grayish yellow. Nose: citrus, floral, herbs. Palate: mineral, nice fruit, crisp, medium to light body, medium finish.

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  12/22/2012 - peterchoy wrote: 86 Points

  Appearance: Bright and clear, light intensity lemon-green, with legs.
  Nose: Clean, with medium intensity of green fruit such as gooseberry and green apple, herbaceous notes of grass and asparagus, mineral notes of smoke. The wine is youthful.
  Palate: Dry, with medium (+) acidity and medium (+) alcohol, the wine is of medium (-) body, with medium intensity of green fruit such as gooseberry and green apple, herbaceous notes of grass, with a medium finish.
  Conclusion: Acceptable quality level, simple but showing typical Sauvignon Blanc characters, the wine has reasonable concentration and finish though nothing stood out which make it memorable. Ready to drink now and not intend for ageing.

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  10/8/2012 - Paul S wrote: 88 Points

  WXTP Tasting III (TH's Place): I thought this was a very solid drink at its price. It was clearly different from the antipodean Sauvignon Blancs that we tasted alongside. This showed bits of funky earthiness and a rather caramelly, nutty accent on the nose, and only little shade of white fruited aromas. On the palate, bright, lively acidity was set amidst rather neutral flavours of ripe white fruit and stony mineral. A bit simple. However, I liked the feel and balance on this, there was quite a bit of substance too - it really struck me as a wine that would do better with food. It finished with a bit stone, a whiff of smoke, and just a hint of something that reminded me of asparagus. Decent enough. This needs a bit of time in the bottle – it should improve over the next couple of years and keep going until at least 2015.

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  9/17/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 87 Points

  Consistent with recent tasting.

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  9/15/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 88 Points

  Eye: bright light yellow color. Nose: apples, citrus, tropical fruit, floral notes. Palate: crisp, clean, citrus, medium body and finish, nice refreshing Sauvignon blanc.

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