Comments on: 2008 Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc adventures from the glass of a professional consumer... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:58:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jason http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 jason Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:17:37 +0000 http://jasonswineblog.com/?p=2190#comment-1901 @Danny The Dashwood you say? I think they have that at K&L too. You are going to bankrupt my wine budget ;) @Peter As for this wine and the King Shag the New Zealand offering has that grassiness that I don't find as prevalent in Chilean Suavignon Blanc. For a larger, side by side comparison I'll think about it. The thing is these wines are so damn enjoyable I hate to take away from that! @Danny The Dashwood you say? I think they have that at K&L too. You are going to bankrupt my wine budget ;)

@Peter As for this wine and the King Shag the New Zealand offering has that grassiness that I don’t find as prevalent in Chilean Suavignon Blanc. For a larger, side by side comparison I’ll think about it. The thing is these wines are so damn enjoyable I hate to take away from that!

]]> By: Peter http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Peter Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:03:33 +0000 http://jasonswineblog.com/?p=2190#comment-1898 It would be interesting to have a comparision between this wine and TJ's King Shag, another SB at about the same price. It would be interesting to have a comparision between this wine and TJ’s King Shag, another SB at about the same price.

]]> By: Danny http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Danny Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:55:41 +0000 http://jasonswineblog.com/?p=2190#comment-1867 Ooops. Yes, Jason, good catch on your part. I meant Pine Ridge for the 2007 Chenin Blanc. However, my favorite value white presently is the 2008 Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc @ $7.99 from Marlborough, NZ--Wine Spectator 90. Yum. (TJ's King Shag SB is still a very agreeable contender for me, too). Ooops. Yes, Jason, good catch on your part. I meant Pine Ridge for the 2007 Chenin Blanc. However, my favorite value white presently is the 2008 Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc @ $7.99 from Marlborough, NZ–Wine Spectator 90. Yum. (TJ’s King Shag SB is still a very agreeable contender for me, too).

]]> By: jason http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 jason Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:37:10 +0000 http://jasonswineblog.com/?p=2190#comment-1861 @Umamia I am obviously in complete agreement! @Danny you are correct on both fronts, this is the "reserva" and to my knowledge there is no "non-reserva" on the market which is why I didn't make the distinction. On the Chenin Blanc, do you mean Pine Ridge? I was trying to track it down to give it a try. Thanks for the tip! @Umamia I am obviously in complete agreement!

@Danny you are correct on both fronts, this is the “reserva” and to my knowledge there is no “non-reserva” on the market which is why I didn’t make the distinction. On the Chenin Blanc, do you mean Pine Ridge? I was trying to track it down to give it a try. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Danny http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Danny Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:20:33 +0000 http://jasonswineblog.com/?p=2190#comment-1860 I beleive this wine has "Reserva" on its label and I'm pretty sure it's the same one that Jason is recommending. I'm pretty sure there is no non-"Reserva" version of it out there. I'm finding it here in Orange County, CA between $8.99 (Amazing Grapes in Rancho SM) to $10.99 @ BevMo. The 2007 version was a bargain, too, ($7.99 at times) and quite the sleeper. The 2007 was my favorite white for most of 2008 until it was dethroned by the 2007 Ridge Chenin Blanc (@$10+/-). I beleive this wine has “Reserva” on its label and I’m pretty sure it’s the same one that Jason is recommending. I’m pretty sure there is no non-”Reserva” version of it out there. I’m finding it here in Orange County, CA between $8.99 (Amazing Grapes in Rancho SM) to $10.99 @ BevMo. The 2007 version was a bargain, too, ($7.99 at times) and quite the sleeper. The 2007 was my favorite white for most of 2008 until it was dethroned by the 2007 Ridge Chenin Blanc (@$10+/-).

]]> By: Umamia http://jasonswineblog.com/2009/07/06/2008-veramonte-sauvignon-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 Umamia Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:26:43 +0000 http://jasonswineblog.com/?p=2190#comment-1859 This is a wonderful, fresh wine! Very green and crisp, absolutely LOVE it! And for the price you can't go wrong! This is a wonderful, fresh wine! Very green and crisp, absolutely LOVE it! And for the price you can’t go wrong!

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