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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2012 (based on 15 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chadrich on 6/14/2011 & rated 91 points: Really enjoyable wine. While it has solid acids, it avoids being too tart of two green. A good example of what more SBs should be. (4079 views) | | | Tasted by drdebs on 1/24/2011 & rated 90 points: A wonderful, wonderful wine. Pure Meyer Lemon with mint and mineral notes in the aromas and flavors. Piercing in its intensity, with 12.0% alc/vol, this is one stylish, well-made, and satisfying wine. (4268 views) | | | Tasted by curtispomeroy on 11/10/2010 & rated 89 points: Even better than the last bottle. Much more integrated from the get go. Tasted best at slightly above frig temp. 89-90 (4649 views) | | | Tasted by ksmith on 10/21/2010 & rated 90 points: Light gold to clear in color. Nose of grapefruit. Palate is grapefruit, grass and unripe orange. Finishes with tart acidity and lingering citrus notes. Good CA SB at the price ($24). (4844 views) | | | Tasted by curtispomeroy on 7/26/2010 & rated 89 points: Interesting experience with this wine. On day one pulled from the fridge and popped and poured. After the first taste I almost poured the whole bottle down the drain as the it was just too acidic, sour, citrusy, etc. Put it back in the fridge and on night 2 the acidity and citrus action had mellowed down and the wine was in balance and enjoyable. Score is based on night 2. (4398 views) | | | Tasted by tanglenet on 6/25/2010: Same as previous notes. (2792 views) | | | Tasted by Dillo on 6/5/2010 & rated 89 points: Nose of green apples, tropical fruit & lime. This wine attacks with bright acidity and has a palate similar to the nose, with sour green apple & citrus most prevalent. Light to medium bodied with nice length and a crisp finish. Could almost mistake this for NZ sauv blanc as opposed to CA... Nice (2944 views) | | | Tasted by tanglenet on 5/31/2010: Purchased off the list at Wood Tavern. Served chilled. Crisp citrus and lime notes, medium body weight, ends with a dry and sour finish. Good. (2860 views) | | | Tasted by tanglenet on 5/18/2010: Opened not decanted. Served chilled. Strong initial attack of spicy acidity with grass and lemon notes; medium weight body that ends with a sour green with a touch of sweetness on the finish. Good. (2898 views) |
| Cep Vineyards Producer website
Andy and Nick Peay started Peay Vineyards in 1996 with the goal to make wines that capture a purity and sense of place like the great wines they enjoyed drinking from the Old World. To that end, the brothers decided it was critical for them to own and farm their own grapes in a climate much cooler than they had experienced anywhere in the New World. In 1996, they purchased an old sheep ranch on a ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the extreme West Sonoma Coast - where folks said it was too cold to ripen wine grapes - and began planting in 1998.
Before their first harvest in 2001, the Peay brothers were joined in their endeavor by Vanessa Wong, former winemaker at Peter Michael, who started her career with stints at Château Lafite Rothschild and Domaine Jean Gros. This allowed Nick to focus on farming the 51-acre organic vineyard and Andy to manage sales and marketing. They have been fortunate to be able to make wines of finesse and intensity that capture the character of their estate vineyard as well as the attention of wine lovers around the world.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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