WTN: I spoke too soon

[Jenise]

The neighborhood tasting is coming up Friday, the topic is Sauvignon Blanc, and I'm going to put platters of aromatics (lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, etc) on the table to help people identify these things in the wines. I joked to someone that I'll include everything but cat pee, and then held forth rather seriously on the fact that I don't run into cat pee anymore if I ever did, that maybe I was just parroting what I'd read because I didn't know enough to identify gooseberry (not too many Americans are familiar), underripeness or other things that might have been blamed on cats. As a cat person, I feigned umbrage and basically suggested it doesn't exist. A mere myth, probably created by a dog lover.

Then the other night we opened this little 2014 Prodigo Sauvignon Blanc from Friuli, something I bought off the shelf just because. CAT PEE. Cat pee all day: entry, midpalate, and finish. Nothing else, just nasty cat pee. I offered Maestro the Maine Coon a sniff and he ran into a corner. DO NOT BUY THIS WINE.

Great note, Jenise..Reminds me of the early days of my adventures with NZ Sauv Blanc..I remember one bottle even having a label with a picture of a cat peeing into (what I assumed was) a Gooseberry bush

[David M. Bueker]

Which is why I steer clear of the grape. You never know when kitty box is right around the corner!

I remember one Sauvignon Blanc from Down Under (I think New Zealand) that was pure asparagus! I like asparagus but to eat, not to drink. I also have encountered "cat's pee" in some.