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Wine Details
Price:
$19.99 per bottle
Description:
This Estate Sauvignon Blanc is another example of the crisp wines which Michaela's Vineyard promises to produce. Chalky minerality & searingly tart acidity bespeak the relatively cool late summer ripening periods & the volcanic & glacial soils of the Chelan Valley. The wine was fermented in small steel barrels with frequent lees stirring to soften the wine a bit U add some mid-palate structure. The brisk lemon-lime & gooseberry flavors of this wine are unusual for Washington & should be viewed as a harbinger of things to come & as a source of joy to true lovers of cool climate-north country 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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