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Wine Details
Price:
$20.00 per bottle
Description:
Intriguing aromas of gooseberries, green apples, honeydew melon, lemongrass, and kiwi. The crisp acidity is followed by beautiful flavors of cantaloupe, pear juice, and mango. The wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks and then prevented from undergoing malolactic fermentation to retain the freshness and minerality of this single vineyard wine. We then filled two Hungarian oak barrels with wine which adds a richness and layer of coconut and banana fruit flavors. Lingering flavors of grapefruit and orange blossom round out the palate on this crisp clean and refreshing Bale Lane Sauvignon Blanc.
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Varietal Definition
Sauvignon Blanc:
Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California — at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety — and often assumes the moniker ‘Fume Blanc’. This popular synonym, credited to Napa’s Robert Mondavi, derives from the grape’s historic home of Pouilly in France’s Upper Loire Valley, where Sauvignon Blanc is the dominant varietal and goes locally by the name of ‘Blanc Fumé’. When treated with respect and afforded suitable growing conditions, Sauvignon Blanc is one of the wine world’s darlings. Steely, racy acidity, green, gooseberry fruit, asparagus and a grassy, herbaceous character characterize dry wines made from this grape.
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