After a short delay, here's the next wine review. We actually consumed this last week but I haven't had a chance to complete the article. And frankly the wine didn't enthuse us that much so I wasn't in a massive rush.
Today's wine is Touraine Sauvignon, Les Hauts Lieux, 2011 (£6.95 per bottle £83.00 per case of 12). This is a pure Sauvignon, which apparently is a little unusual these days, with most Sauvignon grapes being mixed with other varieties.
We served this wine with a really lovely Salade Niçoise and it went very well with the food. It has a strong, almost grassy style that we felt had a really old fashioned quality. We found that while it went extremely well with the food, it just didn't appeal on its own after we'd finished dinner (yes, it sometimes takes us more time than a midweek meal to finish a bottle).
The Wine Society describes this wine as "an elegant sauvignon that would give many a Sancerre a run for its money". I won't disagree with that or say that the wine was poor, but it definitely wasn't to our taste and we won't be returning anytime soon.
