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Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc 1995 (Mill Wine Cellar Maynooth, £5.99 also James Nicholson).

Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc 1995 (Mill Wine Cellar Maynooth, £5.99 also James Nicholson).

White Wine Of The Year in last year's International Wine Challenge and if there's a more stunning Chilean white at this price, I want to find it.

Neil Ellis Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 1995 (Mill Wine Cellar Maynooth, Terroirs, McCabes and some other outlets, about £8.50).

Evidence of how classy Cape Sauvignon can be a half way house, in style, between New Zealand and the Loire.

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