MONTAGNAC SAUVIGNON BLANC 2010

Description & Press Reviews:
Wine Style:  Medium White

A terrific easy drinking wine made from a single grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc. Great for first time wine drinkers. It's made in the Languedoc which has been one of France's up and coming wine areas for a while now. Blessed with some fantastic terroirs and micro-climates this is one of the most southern parts of France, facing the Mediterranean and looking on to the Pyrennees. Montagnac Sauvignon Blanc is produced by a small co-operative dating back to the 1930s the vineyards stretch from the banks of Thau Lagoon to the foothills of the mountains on the right bank of the River Hérault.

Sauvignon Blanc makes the famous white wines of Bordeaux, Pouilly Fumé and Sancerre in the Loire Valley. Montagnac Sauvignon is a pale yellow gold, with an attractive light orange tinge. This wine is a real gem with aromas of honey, peach, apple, orange peel and smoke. It has flavours of zesty lemon, herbs, flint and spice, and a touch of caramel and crystallised fruit. Soft but certainly not creamy, with superb balance and a very decent length.

Montagnac Sauvignon Blanc can stand up to the spicier  Asian foods, Mexican dishes based on tomatillos, Japanese dishes such as sushi and sashimi and is great with barbequed spare ribs and both marinaded chicken drumsticks and pork chops.


Andrew Barrow, Spittoon
Three Wines from France: The Montagnac Range
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Montagnac Sauvignon Blanc, Vin de Pays d'Oc, France - Not a gooseberry in slight on this lemon-juice coloured wine. The palate is distinctly crisp with an element of smoke and flint. Soft, supple and easy to drink. Nice mineral-led finish. Alcohol 13%. Scribblings Rating - 86/100 [3.25 out of 5]

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