Entries tagged with ‘Draeger’s’:
Kim Crawford 2006 Malborough Sauvignon Blanc
Ah, the power of merchandising.
I had another bottle of sauvignon blanc in hand, and was walking out of the wine aisle in Draeger’s when the little tag hanging from the Kim Crawford bottle (expertly placed at the end of the aisle cap) screamed out “92 Points WS!”. And (I hate to admit) it totally worked. I put the other bottle down, and without even thinking twice grabbed this up. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call a sucker.
So, first of all… 92 points? Boy, I sure had a hard time figuring that one out. Don’t get me wrong… it’s a fine bottle of wine… but 92? Yikes, I sure couldn’t get there.
There are some nice flavors of grapefruit and just a bit of peach at the very front, with a little butter, a little minerality, and a good bit of grass that round it out. Good enough, and at $14, it sure doesn’t hurt to try it… but 92? Nah.
One other interesting thing about this wine (one of the other reviews on cork’d mention this, and I completely agree) is that this is a hard wine to have in 750ml. The first glass was lovely great and fun, but by the end of the bottle my palate really felt worked over and tired. So, either bring it to a dinner where every one can enjoy just a glass, or just seek it out in a restaurant.