A Sauvignon Blanc with a bus pass

Tonight, I am not opening any new or 'exciting' bottles of wine. As mentioned in a previous post (Friday 11 September 2009) I have one more bottle of Grove Mill Sauvignon Blanc 2005 from New Zealand. This wine is getting on a bit now (especially in Sauvignon Blanc terms!). So I have decided to open my last remaining bottle of Grove Mill. It is still showing fairly well with a nose full of citrus and gooseberry and some tangerine/mandarin flavours coming through on the palate. This is not as zingy though as younger bottles I have had. While it is still nice this wine is beginning to taste a bit old and has applied for its bus pass! I would rather drink it now than either leave it there to gradually die or heaven forbid - throw it out!