Umbrele Sauvignon Blanc

This is a real old world winery in the Banat region, which goes back to the Roman period. Fast forward to the turn of the century when the region’s vines are being replanted with the noble varietals i.e. Cabernet and Chardonnay etc., and the winery is fitted out with stainless steel
automatic temperature controlled tanks for fermenting and storing the wines along with new modern bottling facilities. Winemaker Philip Cox has his fingers on the pulse and these wines offer fantastic value.

A spritzy start where the acidity is quite high so the wine fruitiness was fresh and zesty, the alcohol was a little higher than expected but felt only a little warm and quite well integrated. The aromas of the wine lay in the area of pear drops and Galia Melon, and these followed through to the taste, but in addition banana flavours and a very sweet start which had r of boiled sweets, led to a pear drop finish but only a short finish.