2008 Clos Henri Sauvignon Blanc Petit Clos

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 90 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Paul S's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/26/2011 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Loire Odyssey, Part I - the Non-Chenin Whites (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): Very nice - strangely enough in a Loire dinner, this was one of my favourites of the night. We all thought this was the most "new-wordly" of the lot, so no surprises when it was unveiled as a ringer. Still though, a really nice wine. The bouquet was a whole nose full of SB, with a blast of grass, ripe gooseberries, passionfruit, green guava, pineapple and green mango scents. Tropical fruit galore really, just drizzled with an unmistakable hint of cat's pee. Very attractive though, and you could say the same about the palate. Ripe and bright, it was really expressive and very eager to please, with a citrus acid background and a very tropical pineapple and mango forefront all showing impeccably fresh, zesty balance. Very refreshing and exuberant all the way into the finish, which tails off with mouthfull of fruit - almost like a tropical fruit punch, full of pineapple, starfruit and pink guava with just a background of minerality that pulled us back to the old world. A very nice Marlborough SB indeed.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.