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Wayne Gretzky
2022 Founders Series, Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Sauvignon Blanc

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 12.5% RS: .4%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$12
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Wayne Gretzky
2022 Founders Series, Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Sauvignon Blanc

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 12.5% RS: .4%
Straw green color. Aromas and flavors of honey dew melon, gooseberry and pineapple, and elderflower with a velvety, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a tingling, delightful, medium-length finish that shows impressions of tropical fruit cocktail, gooseberry and passionfruit, sweet thai basil, and cassis leaf with no oak flavor. A ripe and vibrant menagerie of tropical fruits with earthy integrated notes present as well.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: honey dew melon, gooseberry and pineapple, and elderflower
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of tropical fruit cocktail, gooseberry and passionfruit, sweet thai basil, and cassis leaf
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Pad Thai Chicken, Chicken Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A ripe and vibrant menagerie of tropical fruits with earthy integrated notes present as well.
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The Producer

Andrew Peller LTD.

The Producer
697 South Service Road
Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8
Canada
1 905-643-4131
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Sauvignon Blanc

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
About
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is a bit of a chameleon of a variety, as it changes its character depending on where it is grown. Most famously in France’s Loire Valley, (especially in Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre), it is a rich dry white with distinct herbal notes in the nose and on the palate. In New Zealand, the flavors range from gooseberry to tropical; both styles have very good natural acidity. Certain areas in Chile also produce very tropical-driven examples with a touch of herbal character, while the typical California style is clean with melon and spearmint fruit with only traces of herbal notes.

Many styles of Sauvignon Blanc – especially those from New Zealand – are aged in steel tanks to preserve the aromatic qualities, while some producers in Sancerre or even in California age in wooden barrels; this for added texture and spice. Medium-full in body, Sauvignon Blanc is especially excellent paired with shellfish or seafood or lighter poultry with herbs.

Wayne Gretzky 2022 Founders Series, Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA rating was calculated by to be 92 points out of 100 on 6/8/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.