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Alta

Producer: Alta
Style: White
Vintage: 2008
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Region: Australia < Adelaide Hills

PRICE: $12

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Fried calamari salad with mango, cilantro, red onion, and serrano chiles
  • Pan-roasted striped bass with Japanese cucumber salad
  • Grilled prawns on rosemary skewers

Brimming with gooseberries, passion fruit, grapefruit, and mango, this vivacious, richly textured Australian Sauvignon Blanc hails from the cool climate region of Adelaide Hills. Lush and dynamic, this is a balanced, outgoing wine that boasts a great personality and drinks like a FAR pricier Sauvignon Blanc.

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