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Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
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Author:  Goosegogs [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Stunning wine. Asparagus, lemon and mineral.

Western Cape meets Pouilly Fume.

Asparagus too obvious for me but Mel will give this a Quaffers Offers star.

Try this, Dunc. You might just love it.
Author:  Bacchus [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Now on second one to be sure (to be sure). Smells of rotting things with medicinal overtones. Odorat de la Morgue, surely no-one actually likes this, do they???
Author:  meljones [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Unclear what's happening. Ba, are you on your second bottle of Vergelegen? Is this co-drinking?
Author:  Goosegogs [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Ha, I told you SA sb is very composty. It either goes like this after about 18 months which is where the 08 Verg is now or it's like this from the bleedin' start. Like the bloody 'orrible Spier.

Repeat after me MrB.....SA sb tastes of rotting compost heaps and I shall never buy again.

Springfield aside, obviously.
Author:  Bacchus [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Had one a few days ago...thought it might be "off".

SA sb tastes of rotting compost heaps and I shall never buy again.

Springfield aside, obviously.
Author:  Bacchus [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Having said that, I do like Porcupine Ridge (WR), Boschendal, and even the Cape Grace blends.
Author:  Duncan [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Goosegogs wrote:
Stunning wine. Asparagus, lemon and mineral.

Asparagus too obvious for me but Mel will give this a Quaffers Offers star.
Try this, Dunc. You might just love it.


Old Renwick 1st - Then on to Cape of good compost - We're on GK's territory now :?

SB and gunflint
SB and tropical stuff
SB and asparagus, lime grass, lawnmowers without petrol

* Orrr Yusss

SB and exhumation - Errr, Umm !


(*appendix Mel)
Author:  pontac [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Vergelegen make three SBs and they usually have some Semillon included.


I'd be buying 2009 vintage now, thats almost a year old so the 2008 is two years old.
Author:  GK [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
pontac wrote:
Vergelegen make three SBs and they usually have some Semillon included.


I'd be buying 2009 vintage now, thats almost a year old so the 2008 is two years old.


I wonder if the Semillon will help this age a little? Percentage?
Author:  pontac [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
I can't see the attraction of ageing SB.

The white label SB has up tp 10% SB, the 2009 has just 3% and I wonder if its because they are now sourcing grapes from the cooler Elgin area instead of using 100% estate grapes.

The black label should be from their own Shaapenberg vineyard and will likely be 100% SB

The 'Vergelegen White' changes each year, sometimes up to 80% semillon, other times SB is in the majority.
Author:  GK [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Surely a Vergelegen with 80%+ Semillon would be good for a few years?

My local Co-op seem to think 10+ years is good for all white's :wink:
Author:  Bacchus [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
Thanks P (you've lost 5 letters now) good info. Mine were white labels. There was no mention of Sem anywhere although "figs" were mentioned.
Author:  pontac [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
GK wrote:
Surely a Vergelegen with 80%+ Semillon would be good for a few years?

:

Oh, yes. That's their flagship white with oak aging.
Author:  Ed [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
I quite like compost and rotting things.

South African SB seems to taste (and, worse, smell) of cabbage water to me as it ages.
Author:  meljones [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Tesco £8.01
I love compost and rotting things.

Brett particularly.
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