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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 402 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by stschutz on 8/26/2023 & rated 93 points: Would agree with notes below. A wonderful surprise, no citrus but full of sweet honey and pears. Almost Sauternes-like, this was a lot of fun to sip.
There was definitely a sense of complexity in this wine after 11 years in bottle. With Katie and Tim. (409 views) | | | Tasted by BHRH on 1/19/2023 & rated 94 points: Pnp. Astonishingly fresh and vivid. Pretty gold, no hint of orange. Not even the tiniest bit of oxidation! Melons, pear and a nice floral touch on the nose. Super well balanced and deep honeydew melon, light grass and minerals on the palate. Smooth, long finish with bright acidity and complex richness. Wine of the night! Sure wish I had more!! (629 views) | | | Tasted by goodvitis.com on 11/13/2021 & rated 93 points: Beautiful nose of chamomile tea, guava, orange marmalade, lime curd, and wax. Medium bodied with big, round acid. Flavors include lime zest, pear, guava, kiwi, and mint. I love sauvignon blancs when they reach this stage of development. I'm not sure it's getting much better, but it's not nose diving either. (1100 views) | | | Tasted by sdahar on 4/18/2021 & rated 91 points: Still drinking well. (1277 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 6/10/2020 & rated 91 points: Full texture for SB; pear and nectarine with reasonable acidity; balanced, still in drinking window, goes down quickly (1613 views) | | | Tasted by sdahar on 5/30/2020 & rated 91 points: Much better than the last bottle I had last year. The wine showed good balance with a creamy mouth feel. Very well integrated but definitely at the end of the road. (1297 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 2/23/2020 & rated 92 points: I am surprised at just how good this is. I figured it would be a bit past it’s best. I was wrong. Rich SB, grippy and deep. Melon. Delicious. (92) (1347 views) | | | Tasted by kleinahoe on 8/18/2018: A little tired. (2277 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 3/30/2018: Never thought that a 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from Napa would hold this long. Well, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised given the name. This bottle is mature, shows a very slight amount of acidity on the front, but very "light" given the weight. Finished with more of a honeysuckle type of characteristic. Not a dessert wine by any stretch of the imagination. Just pretty amazed that a 6 year old SB could be drinking so well six years after bottling! (2789 views) | | | Tasted by Peianzhu on 3/10/2018 & rated 90 points: Room temperature (2474 views) | | | Tasted by sdahar on 11/23/2017 & rated 92 points: Had with the soup and salad course for Thanksgiving dinner. Worth the wait but hard to see much more improvement. Great balance of fruit and acidity that blended nicely (2902 views) | | | Tasted by M4 on 11/14/2017 & rated 92 points: Excellent, I really liked it and would have more (2846 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 10/7/2017 & rated 90 points: There seems to be a lot of inter bottle variability! Previous two bottles were somewhat unbalanced and hot, but this one is fairly balanced and delicious. (2456 views) | | | Tasted by Dan & Patti on 7/9/2017 & rated 95 points: Absolutely the best SauvBlanc available, floral notes with a long finish (2554 views) | | | Tasted by ajfret01 on 7/6/2017: Showing its age, but still drinkable and pleasant. (2481 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 6/20/2017 & rated 90 points: Floral with expressive bouquet, round. and full mouthfeel. Slightly hot (that makes me think twice about the score), but overall good wine. (2248 views) | | | Tasted by brminz on 5/28/2017 & rated 98 points: Still our favorite Sauvignon Blanc of all time. Full, rich, complex, extremely long finish. Paired great with a fennel, pear salad with creme fraise, olive, caper spread on brochette toast. (2389 views) | | | Tasted by pgm on 5/6/2017 & rated 90 points: Still got nice complexity, a bit of green grass and gooseberry, fennel spice, and apple. But it's not as lively as it once was. Drink these young. Drink this one soon. (2056 views) | | | Tasted by Uncle John on 4/26/2017 & rated 92 points: My Dad loved this wine. Was great with shrimp scampi. (1262 views) | | | Tasted by karaseke on 3/12/2017 & rated 91 points: Well crafted, lush, still kickin it (1472 views) | | | Tasted by Sauvyfan on 1/13/2017 & rated 88 points: Disappointing. Poor QPR (1638 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Warrior 1 on 12/17/2016 & rated 92 points: PnP left me slightly disappointed. This really opened up well. Really enjoyable SB that is tasting well right now. Give it alittle time when you open it and you are in for a treat. (1649 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 9/11/2016 & rated 93 points: Acidity, tropical fruit, butterscotch, lemon hints of vanilla and Granny Smith Apple. a/a- (2243 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 8/24/2016 & rated 93 points: Light yellow. Floral nose, grapefruit, good concentration of citrus, apple, hint of lemongrass and full on finish. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by Bruce 1er on 6/29/2016 & rated 92 points: Very balanced, crisp, with a fine bouquet. A really nice wine that is rich yet restrained (oak), and very clean in the finish. And has good body. (2497 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Merry Edwards Producer website2012 Merry Edwards Sauvignon BlancWinemaker's Commentary
The bountiful vintage of 2012 took all of us here in Sonoma County by surprise -- we really didn’t believe the crop would be as large as it looked hanging on the vine! Intellectually, I understand that Sauvignon Blanc, as a varietal, can produce large crops of high-quality fruit. A harvest like this just hasn’t happened for a very long time here in our cool valley. Even more unbelievable is the resulting superb quality.
The rich core of this flavorful wine is fruit sourced from vines 25-35 years old. That 54% is complemented by 20% Sauvignon Musqué, which adds floral aromatics and depth not present in other types of Sauvignon Blanc. The remainder is the classic Shenandoah selection, or Clone 1, prevalent throughout California.Merry Edwards Sauvignon BlancVineyard Sources:
Crinella:
Planted in 1997
Santa Rosa Plain
Sauvignon Musque clone
Dutton-Cohen:
Planted in 1980
Green Valley
Dutton-Jewell:
Planted in 2005
Green Valley
Sauvignon Musque clone
Martinelli Home Ranch:
Planted in 1979
Santa Rosa Plain
Meredith Estate:
Planted in 2004
Sebastopol Hills
Sauvignon Musque clone
Shone Farm:
Owned by Santa Rosa Junior College
Planted in 1985
Santa Rosa Plain
Sauvignon 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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