Thursday, February 5, 2009

Hungerford Hill Sauvignon Blanc

When I was at uni, I was part of the Wine Society, which was essentially an excuse for people to get together, drink wine, have dinners, and generally make the best of it. The major event put on by the society each year was a weekend trip to the Hunter; think fifty students on a bus, gradually getting more and more rowdy as one winery after another was visited, drained of its tasting bottles, and left behind in a shambles. One of the wineries I remember from that trip is Hungerford Hill, where we were treated to some sort of delicious food, as well as wine. I don't think it was lunch, but just what we ate escapes me.
By a happy coincidence, one of the bottles provided in my mixed case (the one I bought the other day; I didn't have the money for mixed cases when I visited the place) was a Hungerford Hill Sauvignon Blanc. It's a 2008 vintage, and I think it may still be a little young; though maybe I've had too much exposure to Malborough SBs. The nose is crisp and grassy, with green capsicum aromas typical of young fruit. They claim it has been fermented in oak, but it's hardly noticeable, with an almost painfully acidic palate of pineapple and citrus flavours.

Food: Salt and pepper squid.
Price: 25 bucks the bottle.

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