May 15, 2024 - This is easily the best Sauvignon Blanc I’ve had from the States. Usually they’re either over-oaked or too fruity + the price never justifies the quality. It’s barely justified here either, but hey, when you’re tasting blind, that pretty much falls out of focus. Here we have very well made white with good depth, great fruit concentration and moderate complexity. The bright acidity brings the fruit up to the highest levels. Would’ve never said it’s a 2018, tastes as if it was bottled yesterday.
April 15, 2024 - A Great SB especially for Chard lovers. Expect a full bodied and lively SB with a great and extended mouth feel.
November 17, 2023 - Wine Experience Pairing Dinner: Slightly chilled, clear, bright med straw color. Bigger nose. This is a wonderful wine and one of the best domestic SB I've had. Clean, bright, intense, full flavored, slight oak, huge acidity and fresh. Completely fooled me vintage wise. Excellent wine and nothing off.
Retail $40, sale $34
July 10, 2022 - Better than previous bottle. Double decanted and consume about one hour later.
June 5, 2022 - Vinetasters: This and That (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. Unpleasant sauvignon blanc notes on the nose coupled with some sulphurous reduction does not make for a good combination. Ungainly with its fatness and oak but also carrying the thinness of sauvignon blanc just doesn't work for me at all. Heavy-handed extraction and pretty discernible high alcohol further detract.
March 31, 2022 - A repeat buy and one we like to share with company. Some nice complexity that makes it appealing even to people (like Max) who don't usually like Sauvignon Blanc.
March 18, 2022 - Pale lemon in color. White floral aromas (honeysuckle, jasmine) with fruit elements of lemon and pink grapefruit.
Medium acidity/nice balance - creamy full body texture.
Citrus flavors (honeybell?) orange/lemon/grapefruit, (slight tropical hint) on the palate with good minerality. Med+ Finish, Complex wine!
Winemakers Notes:
56% Sauvignon Musque, 34% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon
Whole-cluster pressed, the juice was fermented in a variety of vessels. French oak barrels (6% new; 63% neutral) bring a depth to the body and a hint of oak spice, while Acacia barrels (4% new) add a complex floral spice on the nose.
Egg-shaped concrete fermenters (14%) add richness to the palate while retaining fresh aromas, and stainless-steel barrels (13%) maintain the purity of the fruit. Semillon adds a round mouth-feel to complement the vibrant and tangy Sauvignon Blanc.
Lees stirring enhances weight and complexity.
March 4, 2022 - Rich and weighty mouthfeel balanced nicely with a firm presence of acidity. Fresh notes of lemon meringue, citrus, ripe pear and wet stones. A great example of a well-made California SB.
January 16, 2022 - Nose of petrol, tropical fruit. Palate of bright pineapple and a chalky lemon pith finish that lasts quite a while. Nice salinity and acidity. A dollop of creamy lemon meringue throughout - maybe some malolactic fermentation. A more appropriate balance of power and finesse than recent NZ SB I had. For reasons unrelated to wine (Operation Varsity Blues), I hate that i like it as much as I do. Appropriately priced in the mid-30’s that I found at Whole Foods: not worth the $40+SH from winery.
December 5, 2021 - Light straw colour, yes, but heavy on ripe white fruits and with a high acidity palate. Taste lingers as intense and creamy. An SB, yes, and well made according to the winemaker's intentions, but very, very Californian.