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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cos65 on 3/12/2020: Served blind
Pale golden straw
Light pear, citrus aromas
Balanced acidity
Losing its verve a bit, I’d drink up
Holding on I suppose, but just
YFS (1036 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 8/20/2017 & rated 89 points: From bottles bought directly at the winery at release, well stored in my cellar. Eileen's pending visit to Lede inspired the opening of a few Lede wines this evening. Nicely chilled, PnP, drank over an hour.
From prior notes: "Pale color. Crisp and fragrant nose of citrus, melon, grapefruit. Palate was pear, citrus, grapefruit, lemon zest, crushed rock. Medium finish. Very nice, lacked some of the back palate texture you get from CA Sauvignon Blanc..."
This bottle did a bit better, everyone picked up the creamy mid palate, crisp minerality and citrus. Everything working well with this wine at this point...drink over next 2-3 years... (2237 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 4/9/2016 & rated 88 points: At home with John/Valerie post dinner...been a couple years since I visited this wine. Purchased at the winery
Pale color. Crisp and fragrant nose of citrus, melon, grapefruit. Palate was pear, citrus, grapefruit, lemon zest, crushed rock. Medium finish. Very nice, lacked some of the back palate texture you get from CA Sauvignon Blanc...
Nice palate cleanser - good as an aperitif, with seafood or veggies (2780 views) | | | Tasted by wconnolly on 7/31/2015 & rated 88 points: Pale straw color. Peach and a bit of grapefruit on the palate. This is the oldest of three vintages of this wine in my cellar. Interestingly, first impression upon opening was that there had been some diminution due to age. Missing was the bright, lemony, citrus note evident with younger vintages. However as this opened some of the lemon revealed itself although in a mellower fashion. Certainly this was not past prime but it is interesting to note the changes with time of this (for us) go to Sauvignon Blanc. (3074 views) | | | Tasted by slapsht007 on 7/4/2015 & rated 89 points: Very enjoyable. Better than last bottle. Much more fragrant and open. Very crisp, nice fruit. Scents and taste of pineapple and pear. Really good with the grilled glazed Berkshire pork chops we had.
Happy 4th of July!! (3068 views) | | | Tasted by wconnolly on 6/20/2015 & rated 85 points: This is typically a summer staple for us. This bottle was a bit indistinct. We favor grapefruit and lemon zest flavors typical of Lede. In this case, the fruit was muted but some acidity remained. This bottle favored the more mineral notes of of some Loire wines. Not quite what we expected but still refreshing. (2305 views) | | | Tasted by KeithSurg on 5/17/2015 & rated 90 points: I usually drink these the summer after release, which I think is best. I just got the '13s, but found this and opened it last night. Very nice, round citrus flavors with some grassy notes. Even one year of cellar time has mellowed the refreshing acidity and spice that I really like about these wines, and given it more body. (1605 views) | | | Tasted by Vasily on 2/12/2015 & rated 88 points: If you like this style, you may love it, but it has strong palate cleansing and finishes with bitterness of grapefruit rind. (1278 views) | | | Tasted by Neecies on 11/25/2014 & rated 91 points: Outstanding but edgy for a certain serious kind of SB drinker. A big wine but the power comes more from oak than fruit, which carries an almost-savage level of grassiness and grapefruit rind with tarragon and a pleasing quinine-like bitterness. Do not serve to beginners! (1247 views) | | | Tasted by MarvinCellar on 11/20/2014 & rated 88 points: Pineapple aroma and on palette. Grassy. Grapefruit flavor after the wine is opened. . (1135 views) | | | Tasted by Pfleonard on 10/3/2014 & rated 90 points: This wine is California Sauvignon Blanc the way I like it. There is body and power from the oak, but demonstrates real restraint, giving excellent balance to fruit. Mouthfeel provides for earth/stone but thicker, almost like Semillon. Very nice. (1231 views) | | | Tasted by slapsht007 on 7/24/2014 & rated 88 points: Drank over the course of two nights. First night not quite as good as I remember at the winery. I recall crisp and clean with green apple and nice acidity. This had nice acidity but not as bright as I recall. If possible for a Sav Blanc, a little overpowering. Had this shut down? Second night was better. More balance. Nicer fruit coming through. I'm curious to see how the other bottle I have drinks. (1459 views) | | | Tasted by thetong on 5/18/2014 & rated 90 points: This is Sauv blanc done in a Chardonnay style. The nose is peach and apricot, the palate is creamy notes of peach, tangerine, apple and butter. It is a giant at nearly 15% ABV and can be a bit hot, although its well integrated, and hard to pair with food like many blown out chardonnays.
I like it for under $25 and I find value here. You need to like huge, fruit driven Chardonnay to dig this Sauv Blanc I think. (1688 views) | | | Tasted by bowmanbc on 2/5/2014 & rated 86 points: a bit citrusy more than usual. poor dinner pairing wine on our part. (1382 views) | | | Tasted by ciesel on 1/24/2014 & rated 86 points: Chard like in body and taste. Massively alcoholic for a white wine, 14.7%, feel the burn when sipping. I prefer a Sancerre any day. just not food friendly. (1284 views) | | | Tasted by djinc01 on 11/23/2013 & rated 89 points: Crisp tropical fruit, bright citrus, well balanced with an ever so slight creamy finish (1313 views) | | | Tasted by ciesel on 11/16/2013 & rated 85 points: Much prefer a Sancerre from the Loire valley. Creamy, almost chardonnay like although more citrusy. (1158 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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WineAlign (5/20/2014)
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WineAlign (5/14/2014)
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Vinous, May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174
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| Cliff Lede Producer websiteSauvignon Blanc Varietal CharacterUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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