This week’s “under $10″ Sauvignon Blanc was more like “under $8″. Most other wines I’ve had in this category were quite crisp, had lots of fruit flavor and a nice green-gold color. Unfortunately, the Gallo Family’s Turning Leaf 2009 Sauvignon Blanc didn’t hold up in any of those categories.
The color was on the pale side of green-gold, and the citrus notes rather watery - definitely not crisp. The nose of this was hard to place – there was some citrus notes in there but nothing jumped out of the glass at me. I did pair it with spicy food as well as some soft cheese, but nothing seemed to enhance the flavor or structure of this lack-luster wine.
Looking around the Internet I see that some folks gave this wine an 80′ish rating and “3 out of 5″. Sorry but after some of the other wines I’ve had in this category, Ernest and Julio could do much better. I’m giving this a 5/10.
