Tasting - "Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc"

Name: Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc Seaview Vineyard
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc 
Region: N/A
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2008
Price: $21 (sale: $7.95)

Winery Review: "This aromatic wine shows lifted flavours of blackcurrant with underlying notes of wet stone and thyme. The palate is elegant yet full with sufficient weight and texture, balanced by a flinty minerality. This wine is a fantastic match with foods such as cheese salad, poultry dishes and a wide range of seafood dishes including freshly shucked natural oysters, prawns, green lip mussels and creamy scallops."
- The Vintage Cellar

My Review: On the nose, this wine had strong scents of green pepper, a earthy tone, and little hints of citrus, specifically lemon.  The taste was sour, sharp, strong peppers, herbs, and there was almost some sort of burnt-taste, like the taste you get on burnt hot-dogs from a grill.  This taste was a little overwhelming and couldn't be masked by the subtle fruit flavors.  Not my favorite, but not bad either.