Comes down firmly on Sauvignon’s aggressively grassy, herbal side. Smells like three-day old mown hay, at the point it’s going from green to dry. In the mouth, it’s citrusy and grassy, but with softer notes of figs and wood. A perfectly pleasant wine, very clean and flavorful, that will go with a huge range of foods.——S.H.(1/1/2002)—— 87