Name: Pomelo
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Lake County, California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: $12/bottle
I purchased this wine over the summer at Total Wine in Arlington, VA. However, it was made at the Mason Cellars Winery in California.
Winemakers Notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Fermented in all stainless steel tanks; extremely long and cold ferment allows for the fragrant and big fruit flavors to be appreciated. The crisp acidity is retained and then rounded out and complimented by a broadened mouth and ever-slight sweetness.
My Review: I enjoyed this wine with grilled shrimp for dinner. I did do some research to see what the best pairing would be with this wine and stumbled upon shrimp. I had the shrimp on a salad with a citrus-y dressing which only enhanced the flavor of the grapefruit and lemon in Pomelo.
While I am far too inexperienced to really delve into the description of how a wine tastes, I will say that the Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc was bursting with flavor. The label on the front of the bottle led me to believe that it would taste like lemons but but it truly was extremely citrus-y (despite being previously led to believe this would be the case). Given that it tasted like citrus, I loved this wine. It was sweet in a tart sense and I am not a huge fan of sweet wines. I will definitely drink this again! I think it would be great to have on a warm summer day at an outdoor BBQ.
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