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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2020 (based on 39 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by WhooskeyWine on 3/4/2020 & rated 87 points: Pale yellow hue. Aromas and flavors of apple, apricot, flint, grapefruit, lemon, minerals, pear, straw, and tangerine. Medium-light body; and high acidity. Slightly effervescent on the palate, with a tart, crisp, and refreshing finish (about medium length). (509 views) | | | Tasted by srh on 1/12/2019: Winebar [1 Rosé, 3 Whts, & 8 Reds] from 1/11/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% S.B. from the McGinley, Grassini, Star Lane, & Happy Canyon Vyds. "The component wines are racked one time after fermentation is complete and stored in stainless steel tanks (85%) and neutral French oak barrels and pipes (15%) for 9 months, during which the fine lees are stirred." 12.4% ABV, 7.0 g/L T.A., & 3.21 pH; 3,359 cases
N: grass atop mierals, poss with undertones of toast?
P: Med, poss MF, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt counterbalanced by an acidity which makes itself felt into the LONG, balanced, tangy/swt finish. VERY nicely done as a crisp food wine! For now & through 20, poss more? My EXC-, & I'd entertain an argument for more based upon this vendor's $15.95, which is now $2 < wine-searcher's next lowest. 89 pts ea WS & WE @ $21. (913 views) | | | Tasted by srh on 8/18/2018: Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 3 *shared* IT reds] from 08/17/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% S.B. from the McGinley, Grassini, Star Lane, & Happy Canyon Vyds. "The component wines are racked one time after fermentation is complete and stored in stainless steel tanks (85%) and neutral French oak barrels and pipes (15%) for 9 months, during which the fine lees are stirred." 12.4% ABV, 7.0 g/L T.A., & 3.21 pH; 3,359 cases
N: Grn olives with mineral undertones, poss SOME cat pee?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt nicely off-set by an acidity which transitions into a LONG, balanced, tangy/swt finish with a lip-smacking character & HINTS of a very, VERY slight bitterness. My VG+/EXC-. For now & through '20, + MIGHT even improve through the rest of '18. 89 pts ea WS & WE @ $21. [This vendor's $17.95 is as good as any of wine-searcher's limited listings.] (964 views) | | | Tasted by Vinnut on 4/10/2018 & rated 90 points: Pale light straw in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of grapefruit, lemons/limes & apples with overtones of floral notes of honeysuckle, minerals, wet stones & lemongrass. Light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe fruit flavors of lemons & limes, white grapefruit & tart green apples, with lemongrass, stony & minerals. Lingering crisp finish. Drinks quite well at present but will benefit from an additional year or two of further aging. Crafted from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc grapes grown on the rolling hills of the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA at McGinley Vineyard, Grassini Vineyard, Star Lane Vineyard & Happy Canyon Vineyard. (906 views) |
| Margerum 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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