Wineco Sauvignon Blanc Barrique 2006
Looks like I am starting a bit of a tradition here with giving high scores to Serbian Sauvignon Blancs - there’s a new wonderful one I’ve discovered, this time coming from Wineco (Podrum Radenković, Trnavci), a wine producer with a long and respectable history and some fine enjoyable wines.
Although Podrum Radenković is based in southern Serbia, in the Župa region, they use grapes from the north of Serbia for their Sauvignon Blanc. These are grown on Biserno Ostrvo (Pearl Island) near Bečej in Vojvodina. This fact tells us that Podrum Radenković makes a great effort to produce their wines. This can also be noted with the first sniff and sip.
This wine is cristal clear, hay-yellow coloured, with a complex fruity-flowery (not strong) nose and extremelly pleasant dryish taste, associating to a mix of elderberries (serbian “zova”, my grandma used to make the best syrup out of those flowers) and red currants. A pleasure drinking on it’s own, even more with some light dishes.
The wine I tried is last years’ (2006), and by being “barrique” I imagine they kept it for a fairly short time in oak barrels, but it still does give it a twist.
Highly recommended!
Rating: 9/10
Price: 880 RSD (11 euro)
Retailer: Super Vero
November 1st, 2007 at 9:13 pm
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