The 2002 The Broken Fish Plate Sauvignon Blanc is interesting. Aromas of figs, dried herbs, gooseberries, and a hint of minerals are found in this medium-bodied, elegant, Pouilly-Fume-like Sauvignon. Drink it over the next year.
Chester Osborn, the remarkable person behind this enormous array of both impeccably high quality and value-priced wines, deserves considerable accolades for what he is able to achieve at all price ranges. If you love Australian wines, d’Arenberg is a winery to seek out as these offerings all possess abundant soul as well as character. In short, the accolades that proprietor/winemaker Chester Osborn receives not only from The Wine Advocate, but virtually everybody in the wine world, are all well deserved.
Importer: Rob McDonald, Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 258-9552