Wannabe Wino

Given the mid-60s temperatures, I am again having trouble believing it is winter. Plus, the store still has fresh caught crab legs and steamers on sale, so seafood feast it was at the Wannabe Wino's house last night.

With our seafood, what better than a Sauvignon Blanc? We picked this bottle up at the tasting at Arrowine the other night. I remember liking it more at the tasting, not to say that it wasn't a good wine still. The bottle was Domaine du Carrou 2005 Sancerre Dominique Roger. Cork closure, $18.99 and 13% alcohol by volume.

It wasn't sweet, but also wasn't too dry. I got some grass and something else, a little fruity but not something I've had before. It's the 3rd time in recent memory I've run into a similar flavor and my reference books are leading me to believe that it might be gooseberries. But I've never had a gooseberry, so I don't know what that tastes like. I think that will be my quest in the next weeks. Find out what gooseberry smells/tastes like. I also noted in the wine a lack of any minerality, which is something I've come to expect from sauvignon blancs. Overall a tasty wine, though the price might be a little steep for what I found in this bottle.