Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein. The
Matua from Marlbourough was great. Grapefruit without being too citrussy.
Medium-bodied with a nice,long finish without the metal. Great wine for USD
10. I think it is better than Brancott (not the reserve, which I don't but
anyways..like their regular bottling) This is a drinker.

Rich

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Salut/Hi Rich R,

le/on Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:01:01 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

>Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
>one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein. The
>Matua from Marlbourough was great.

I don't understand. Matua IS a sauvignon Blanc.

>10. I think it is better than Brancott

So do I.

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"Ian Hoare" > wrote in message
...
> Salut/Hi Rich R,
>
> le/on Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:01:01 GMT, tu disais/you said:-
>
> >Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
> >one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein.
The
> >Matua from Marlbourough was great.
>
> I don't understand. Matua IS a sauvignon Blanc.
>
> >10. I think it is better than Brancott
>
> So do I.
>
> --
> All the Best
> Ian Hoare
> http://www.souvigne.com
> mailbox full to avoid spam. try me at website

Hello Ian,

I meant to say that I went to another store bought the Matua.

Rich

Rich R wrote:
> Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
> one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein. The
> Matua from Marlbourough was great. Grapefruit without being too citrussy.
> Medium-bodied with a nice,long finish without the metal. Great wine for USD
> 10. I think it is better than Brancott (not the reserve, which I don't but
> anyways..like their regular bottling) This is a drinker.

I agree that Matua Valley SB is quite good in that price range.
However, for roughly the same money I find that the Kim Crawford SB is
an even better value.

Mark Lipton

Their 2002 Chardonnay's rather good too.
Was the SB screw-capped?

Ian

"Rich R" > wrote in message
...
> Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
> one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein. The
> Matua from Marlbourough was great. Grapefruit without being too citrussy.
> Medium-bodied with a nice,long finish without the metal. Great wine for USD
> 10. I think it is better than Brancott (not the reserve, which I don't but
> anyways..like their regular bottling) This is a drinker.
>
> Rich
>
> --
> The journey is the reward.
>
>

"Ian Hayward" > wrote in message
...
> Their 2002 Chardonnay's rather good too.
> Was the SB screw-capped?
>
> Ian

Hi Ian,

No.

Rich

"Ian Hoare" wrote in message

> >Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
> >one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein.
The
> >Matua from Marlborough was great.


>
> I don't understand. Matua IS a sauvignon Blanc.


Hi Ian,

(You may remember, we visited Matua on a rainy Sunday!)

I too misinterpreted the OPs statement; and I am not contradicting your
response - merely expanding.

Matua Valley holds a unique place in NZs very brief winemaking history.

Founded in 1970, MV was the first company to plant and make Sauvignon in New
Zealand, although not in Marlborough (that honour goes to Montana) - of
course, it was Cloudy Bay who put it on the world stage in the mid/late 80s.

However, they produce quite an array of wines under various labels; not a
vineyard with the highest profile, but marketers of well made, middle of the
road wines - usually well priced.

Sauvignon from both Hawkes Bay and Marlborough; Chardonnay (in fact one of
NZs best under the Ararimu label); Riesling; and a host of reds including
Cabernet & Merlot; Pinot Noir; Grenache and Syrah.

Matua is now part of the Fosters - Beringer Blass Group with wine interests
in California, Australia, Italy, and Chile.

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Salut/Hi st.helier,

Hey my friend, good to see you posting again.

le/on Sat, 12 Jun 2004 15:18:44 +1200, tu disais/you said:-
>> >Matua from Marlborough was great.

>> I don't understand. Matua IS a sauvignon Blanc.

(What I should have said of course, was that Matua _makes_ a SB.)

>(You may remember, we visited Matua on a rainy Sunday!)

Yup.

>I too misinterpreted the OPs statement; and I am not contradicting your
>response - merely expanding.

Chuckle, thanks.

>However, they produce quite an array of wines under various labels; not a
>vineyard with the highest profile, but marketers of well made, middle of the
>road wines - usually well priced.

Thanks for the amplification.

After the last two tests, can I wish you "sporting" good luck with the third
one.

>Matua is now part of the Fosters - Beringer Blass Group with wine interests
>in California, Australia, Italy, and Chile.

I say nozzing.

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Rich R wrote:

> Went to my local wine store, right across the street, and he did not have
> one Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere. Needed one tonight with pork lo mein. The
> Matua from Marlbourough was great. Grapefruit without being too citrussy.
> Medium-bodied with a nice,long finish without the metal. Great wine for USD
> 10. I think it is better than Brancott (not the reserve, which I don't but
> anyways..like their regular bottling) This is a drinker.

I just had some Matua last night, I believe Beringer imports
it to the US. Superb stuff, really enjoyable, we were thinking
it's not as grapefruit as it is gooseberry, it's really nice
drinking wine.

Dana

"Ian Hoare" wrote in message
>
> After the last two tests, can I wish you "sporting" good luck with the
third
> one.
>


And what wine do you suggest with humble pie?
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st.helier