VILLA MARIA – NEW ZEALAND – SAUVIGNON BLANC – MARLBOROUGH – PRIVATE BIN – PRODUCED AND BOTTLED BY VILLA MARIA ESTATE LTD. – AUCKLAND – NEW ZEALAND – 13% 2012 New Zealand’s most awarded winery was founded 50 years ago by Sir George Fistonich. Still proud

COLOUR: straw yellow with silverfish reflexes

FLAVOURS: grapefruit, wet grass, lemon peel, yellow flowers, vanilla, talc, pastry cream and tomato leaf

TASTE: good salivation and splendid softness; excellent structure and the final is green pepper flavoured; the gustative persistency is about 5 seconds

PAIRING: sole paupiettes with beurre blanc

•The salivation cuts through the fatness of the fish

•The aromatic quality given by the presence of aromatic herbs is counterbalancing the aroma of the olfactory bouquet

•The structure of the recipe is matching to the structure of the wine

•The gustative persistence of the meat is pairing with the aromatic persistence of the wine

 

Done