A mid-winter trip to New Zealand gave winemaker Dave Johnson a bright idea when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc: bottling early keeps that freshness. By doing so Dave keeps those great aromatics of grapefruit cocktail and grassiness … palate is very expressive with lovely citrus notes and white fruit that has an almost creamy texture yet with acidity that swings in to cleanse, there’s also citrus pulp lingering long after the swallow: in the form of citrus tri-fecta of grapefruit, lime and orange. Price: $17.95 – Rating: ****+