A Glimpse of Terroir
Finding distinctive character in the Australian wines of Shaw and Smith
Posted: Feb 1, 2011 3:17pm ET
Pink grapefruit. I always knew there was something distinctive to the Shaw and Smith Sauvignon Blanc, consistently among the best produced in Australia. I never thought of pink grapefruit before when tasting it, but there it was in the 2010 Michael Hill Smith was showing me over lunch at Restaurant Michael Mina in San Francisco. Darned if it wasn't the characteristic flavor that comes from his vineyard in Adelaide Hills.
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