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2008 O. Fournier B Crux Sauvignon Blanc Valle de Uco Mendoza

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2009

Pale, bright yellow. Clean, pure aromas of grapefruit, lime peel, quinine, flowers, mint and anise. Very fresh, dry and bright, conveying an almost salty impression of extract. In a bracing yet tactile style, with a gripping finish that shows refreshing citrus pith flavors and a touch of minerality. This has been a consistently excellent sauvignon blanc in recent vintages.

90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Argentina

Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.


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Sauvignon Blanc

For all of its name recognition and reputation for high-quality plantings and bottlings, Sauvignon Blanc has never been represented in lists or discussions of the spectacular wines of the world. But just because wines made from Sauvignon Blanc are rarely crafted for extended cellaring and don't command staggering sums in international auctions doesn't mean that...



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