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Wine Details
Price:
$8.00 per bottle
Description:
The Sauvignon Blanc grapes used to make this wine were allowed to remain on the vine until the first significant rains of the season arrived. The grapes were harvested on November 5, 2005 at 29.0° brix. The juice was cold fermented at 52° F over a period of 21 days to preserve the varietal character of the grape, and allow us to arrest the fermentation at the optimum sugar level. Varietal Content: 99% 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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