The Crossings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2004

The Crossings Sauvignon Blanc 2004

At first this wine was too cold, which can be deadly to flavor. After warming, it seemed to me to have softened a bit since the last time I've had this, which was about a year ago. What used to be lots of bright, fresh grass and bold citrus has softened to a more generic white wine flavor. The wine, of course, was fine in its youth, but has since spent too much time in a cardboard box in some warehouse somewhere. Two lessons: 1) Drink your white wines, especially your New Zealand sauvignon blancs, as soon as you can, and 2) the Stelvin Enclosure system (read: screw cap) works fine, allowing the wine to age without oxidizing.