We’re still in supermarket press tasting season and so on today’s Thursday Club with Mike Graham on Talk Radio, we look at three top picks from Tesco - and they are all on a theme of Sauvignon Blanc:! This is the grape that famously makes Sancerre , Sauturnes and white Bordeaux.
Tesco Finest Sancerre 2020
Sancerre is the original home of the Sauvignon Blanc grape and arguably the most famous region for it in the world, with Marlborough New Zealand sneaking up from behind. It’s just here in France, wines are named after region not grape! Sancerre is a famously understated version of Sauvignon with grassy notes of nettle and cut grass with a subtle, citrussy undertone. Given its pedigree, this is a classic version at a very reasonable price.
Find it here for £14
Bruce Jack, Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa, 2020
With Bruce, we go from understated to full on, New World power! Yes, it’s in-your-face but it’s also a fabulously characterful wine with complex notes of smoky guava, lemon, lime, wet grass and passionfruit. Lots of bang for not so much buck and well worth seekign out. This will be epic with goats cheese.
Find it here for £7
Tesco Finest Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2020
Sauvignon Blanc is often paired with the Semillon agrape s a blending partner as the two complement each other perfectly, with Sauvignon’s zippy zesty freshness balancing up Semillon’s waxy, weightiness. This is the main blend you will find in sweet wines like Sauternes as well as the classic, still, dry white wines from Bordeaux. This Aussie version shows the perfect combination of both grapes.
Find it here for £8