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Wine Details
Price:
$30.00 per bottle
Description:
The 2002 bottling of au Naturel reflects a vintage whereby our estate Sauvignon Blanc ripened at lower sugar levels. Aromas of orange blossoms and lime with a hint of wild mint. The flavors are citrus, melon and grapefruit with no oak ageing to tame their brightness. Brisk acidity with a persistant minerality in the finish. Orange County Fair Gold Medal winner, 2004
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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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