Clear Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2013

This wine is from South Africa. We drank half a bottle of it with Paella one evening and the other half the next night with veal and it was quite good. When I opened the bottle, which was sealed with a screw cap, I covered the label so that my wife could not see where it was from. I asked her to guess where the wine came from.

My wife is pretty good at guessing where wine comes from but on this occasion she was flummoxed even though I gave her some clues. She guessed that it was not from Europe: not bad. I tried to research this wine without much success. I surmise that it is not a wine produced in a single estate but that it is blended wine from different vineyards. The quality is not good enough to give you much of a clue about its provenance. This is not to say that it is not good wine. It went well with the fish and it had a fresh citrus fruit taste. What I liked about it was the fact that it did not have an overpowering taste  and smell of green fruits and "cat's pee" which is common to some wines from some cool climate producers, who make white wine from Sauvignon Blanc or Chenin Blanc grapes. The wine was rather palatable and it would go down quite well with fish at a barbecue or party.

You can buy this wine from a Sainsbury supermarket discounted at £6.00 a bottle which is about what the wine is worth in the UK.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/white_wine/clear_springs_sauvignon_blanc_750ml.html


However, you can buy much better quality white wine from Bordeaux made primarily from the Sauvignon Blanc grape for a similar price in a French supermarket. The wine however will probably not he labelled as Sauvignon Blanc. If you live in the south of England this is a good reason for making a short trip to France to buy your wine.

There is nothing wrong with drinking Clear Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2013 and it makes a pleasant change especially on "warmish" summer days in a Kent backyard. I recommend it.