2009 New Zealand Mohua Sauvignon Blanc

Inexpensive Sauv Blanc from New Zealand. Pear and citrus on the nose, it's a tinge green visually. Taste is pear, citrus, lemon, lime, and it's bright, with good acidity. It was a perfect compliment to a lime-garlic-chili sauce on haddock. Good, mouthwatering, but short, finish. At about $15 it's a good meal accompaniment. Interesting to compare the label between this Mohua and Matua - this is a bird with wings spread and the Matua is a whale tale, but they instantly make me think of each other despite color palate differences. (Leave it to someone who took a trademark class to look at this as a trade dress issue - no idea who came first.) About $15. Tasted March 2010.