The Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc is made from fruit drawn off the same, close planted, vineyard as the Terre à Terre Sauvignon Blanc.
The distinct difference is that this wine is fermented in stainless steel, with a small portion – 5% – fermented in a new Foudré, and that portion added back into the final blend.
Open and expressive: shows lemon balm, a little quince and touches of tropicals that ‘flesh’ out the aromatic profile further.
Hints of texture on the palate, a slight stony – nigh flinty – feel to the wine. Tropicals are present, a touch of banana and a fleshy guava-esque note. This wine’s strengths paradoxically lie in its subtlety. It’s no slap you around the face example. Good drinking.
Author: Stuart Robinson
Source: The Vinsomniac
Review Date: Friday, August 30, 2013
Rated: 89
