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From: andy@tolerant.UUCP (Andy Laursen)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: Re: sauvignon blanc - recommendations?
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 20:59:58 EST
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> In article <428@lzaz.UUCP> lfl@lzaz.UUCP (L.F.LARSEN) writes:
> 
> >Basically, I'm looking for suggestions for an inexpensive white
> >wine that I can drink regularly.
> >
> >I don't want a thin watery wine (e.g., Fontana Candida) with no
> >body or flavor.  I like reds a lot, and I want a white that has
> >some body, taste and complexity to it.
> >
> >Any suggestions?  
> 
> But of course.  May I recommend Chateau Graville-Lacoste?  It's
> a Graves; nothing fancy, but a really delightful bottle.  Made
> from sauvignon blanc, it has a flowery, slightly grassy, nose,
> crisp on the palate with full flavor, medium body and good finish.
> It's imported in the West by Kermit Lynch of Berkley, who sells a
> half bottle (so much more convienent for everyday drinking) for 
> under three dollars.
> 
> You might also like to try the Vouvray from Renee Loyau.  Lynch
> describes it as having, "Honeyed nose of great character; flower blossoms.
> Great depth on the palate.  Will age a lifetime."  I can speak for the
> truth of everything but the last sentence.  I doubt that I will 
> be able to restrain myself.  Recent price: $6.95 for a fifth.
> 
> Finally, there's a Sancerre: Les Perriers.  A beautifully typical
> example of the variety.  Good fruit, a little grass, medium finish.
> $6.95 the fifth for this one.
> 
> Good drinking.
> 
> Geoff Leach 
> 

I have also tried Chateau Graville-Lacoste and recommend it.  In general
I find the low priced (under $7) white Graves a better value than their
Californian counterparts (maybe the French haven't figured out that
there is a huge yuppie market for sauvignon blanc!)

However, I do like Californian wines so if you like an herbaceous quality, 
try Groth from Napa (retail about $9 but usually on sale at Liquor Barn for 
around $6) or Duckhorn (I think I paid about $7 for this one).  
I also like Concannon and R J Cook.

A wine I tasted last night that is very nice for the price is
Congress Springs Pinot Blanc.  The retail price is $8, but this wine has
a lot to offer.  It has the flinty finish of a French Chablis but has 
quite a bit more oak in the mouth (not much in the nose).  This wine isn't
hugh, but it is nicely balanced.

And why we're on the subject of inexpensive good wine, the Vincelli Cabernet
Sauvignon is an excellent value.  It's around $4 but has all the umph of
a much more expensive cab!

							Andy Laursen
							Tolerant Systems
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