The best Sauvignon Blancs from the 2017 Global Masters
By
Patrick Schmitt
What the judges thought: Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW
“Overall the wines were consistent. A few wines under £10 were good quality for the money – simple but fruity with balanced acidity.
It was hard to see the difference in quality with the wines of £10-£15, and some were simple and lacked concentration and/or had real underripe characters typical for the grape when it has been over-cropped.
There was better quality, complexity and concentration among the wines over £15, and certainly enough for you to understand why you were paying a premium. The same was true again for the wines over £20.
While there were fewer-than-expected oaked examples, a growing trend in Sauvignon Blanc winemaking, as the results show, when done well, oak adds considerable complexity to the grape.”