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Wine Details
Price:
$18.00 per bottle
Description:
Sauvignon Blanc has long been our signature white chosen for its appropriateness to our climate and soils. Our style is an expression of the innate grassy character of the varietal coaxed and preserved by minimal processing in the cellar. Its vinification is a balance of cold-fermentation in stainless steel, and ripening "sur lies" at cellar temperature in French oak casks. The dominant flaors are of stone fruit and melon, aromas of fresh herbs and straw, the finish is lean and crisp with just a touch of candied ginger.
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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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