World Cup is definitely the biggest thing South African this year, no doubt. But this sub Saharan beauty won't be a very distant second. Tried the Two Oceans Sauvignon Blanc 2009 from the vineyards of the southern most tip of the continent, which is where it gets the name from as well... wines from where 2 great but differing oceans meet - the Indian and the Atlantic. The brand messaging talks about wines that have 'character & elegance' and it's absolutely true. The website (www.twooceanswines.co.za) talks about making wines for easy drinking... no big talk, flowery language, or pretended sophistication. The philosophy seems to be wines to be enjoyed easily and this particular wine I tried lives up to it.
We bought & opened this bottle on a weekend evening in Vienna and were really pleasantly surprised at the quality & the taste. It's the way god intended a Sauvignon Blanc to taste. Crisp to the core, spritely in spirit, enthusiastic in its experience and the right mix of spicy tones that linger into the mouth well after the wine has left it. Nothing like an uplifting wine that enhances the Indian flavourful food. A brilliant summer wine that is as refreshing as it is intoxicating.
Suffice it to say, that I will be trying some of the other offerings of this vineyard in the near future. Having sampled the goods with the white, I'm looking forward to trying the red offerings, especially some of the blends. More on that, as I get a chance to have those.
