So today I want to talk about the 2014 Trader Joe's Growers Reserve Sauvignon Blanc. This particular wine claims to be grown with organically grown grapes. Now whether that makes a difference in taste remains to be seen. I was at Trader Joe's (TJ) a few weeks ago and while Mrs. Desert Wine Girl looked for Lettuce and Organic Tofu I was in the wine section. I have always liked TJ's for wine because they seem to have those wine labels that no one has ever heard of. Whether it is small producers that the big warehouse stores don't carry or wine from small countries that are just starting to come up into the wine world, they seem to excel at finding interesting wines. TJ also has their own label of wine as well. Aside from their own label they love to sell the ahhh....famous, "Two Buck Chuck". While the TJ's own label wines have come under some hard times as far as ratings I was actually unaware of this at the time I purchased our review wine. Well here is what I have to say about one of their own label wines.
So let's get straight to this. While holding the TJ Sauvignon Blanc to a White piece of paper I didn't see too much color in the wine. The wine was almost clear like water. On the nose the wine showed a little more impressive. The bouquet was filled with loads of Pear, Nectarine and the ever so slight but nice hints of Grapefruit and Peach. A nice job on the nose here folks and I am looking forward to seeing how this will be on my Palette. For the mouth feel of this wine there is the slightly dominate presence of Grapefruit and Lemon blended with Honey Dew. There is an Alcoholic finish that some might find harsh however that is on the finish. Now, let's put this all together and see whether it fits into being a wine worth buying or not.
When the Cork was first removed my nose was swarmed with with scent os Pear, Nectarine, Peach and Honeydew but unfortunately the Bouquet does not materialize in the mouth to the extent that you would think or expect. The Nectarine and Honeydew are there but the other fruit notes have all but disappeared. Everything that the Bouquet leads you to believe this wine to be is not translated very well onto the Palette. If you go into this wine thinking you are in for a complex tasting Sauvignon Blanc you will be disappointed. This wine is extremely dry. There also is not even a hint of Sugar which you would think might be there since there is all that fruit on the nose. If you love a very dry, very lightly fruited, Grapefruit dominate wine then you might like this wine but this doesn't seem like a wine that will have broad appeal at all. This also isn't very characteristic of the varietal of Sauvignon Blanc either. The wine is lacking any form of Pepper or Grassiness that the varietal is known for. The wine is Crisp but flat.
Well there you have it folks, my first review of a Trader Joe's self labeled wine. Unfortunately this first review was not of a wine that I could recommend to you. Whether this is a representation of all of TJ's own label wine is hard to say and not fair since this the only review of them I have done but right now what I can say with assurance is stay away from this particular wine.
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