External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
N.V.
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
|
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2018 (based on 12 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 11/20/2019 & rated 91 points: Tasted this originally with Laura Diaz -Munoz in Nape about 3-4 years back and kept a bottle to see what will happen. This is a high energy focused SB with strong upper register zingy disposition, yet there is a softness that works it's way into the mid palate that makes it work well with spicy Asian style dishes. A SB that can be enjoyed by Sancerrre lovers. Sampled over several days on gas and it held out very well. Nice effort here & obviously well made, but a bit pricey- then again Napa is not generally my go to region for SB (589 views) | | | Tasted by Seville Wines on 12/13/2017 & rated 91 points: Lovely pale yellow color, pale fruit, hint of lemon and lime. (937 views) | | | Tasted by BarryPaulPrice on 8/16/2017 & rated 89 points: Local Wine Shop Tasting - Abbreviated Notes
Visual: Pale straw. Transparent. Med low viscosity.
Nose: Stonefruit, white floral, honeysuckle, white stonefruit, light pear, tiny oak hint (supposing this was not made 100% in stainless steel)
Palate: Apple, short finish. Touch of creaminess/lees character. (1469 views) | | | Tasted by tomoem on 1/17/2017 & rated 88 points: An interesting and nuanced Sauvignon Blanc. While it does have a lot of acidity from the start through to the medium length finish, it also has some captivating fruit flavors. There is a large amount of grapefruit with nuanced lemon rind with a touch of mango on the finish. The finish is medium length with lingering flavors of that mango fruit. I got better as I drank through the bottle but it's initial impressions were mediocre (1454 views) | | | Tasted by GTFreek on 8/10/2016: Medium plus nose shows clean citrus, lemon zest, grapefruit, stony mineral note, white peach, tropical flowers. Palate very expressive without being TOO Sauv Blanc, if that makes sense, nice layers of citrus expression, tropical notes again like kiwi, white mango, clean presentation throughout, medium plus acidity, medium finish. Very nice example of CA and good QPR. (1565 views) | | | Tasted by NCWino1 on 7/24/2016 & rated 92 points: Very rich Sauvignon Blanc with great touch of acid on the finish. Stone fruit, peach, lemon/lime, melon. Well balanced and fortunate to score this @ $18.75. Good QPR at that price. (1272 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 5/31/2016: Very ripe with lots of straw, short for reineccasance. Powerful and rich yet with very crunchy acidity to the back of the palate. A touch of California clone 1. Stone fruit, honeydew, peach pit, lemon, lime. Egg and stainless and neutral oak fermentation. Very round on the palate. And its expensive at $30 but I suppose it shows it off. (1147 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 1/6/2016 & rated 90 points: Galerie Wines: Lovely floral, green apple, lime and sea salt notes on the nose. On the palate, this has a creamy presence but precision comes from pure, clean acidity. Fresh green apples and limes mix with papaya, and the fruit is laced with notes of sea salt, river rocks, minerals, dried white flowers. Hints of waxy, honeyed notes, but this is a bright and refreshing wine with a lot of complexity. Lots of seemingly contradictory elements to ponder, but the whole is so balanced and integrated. (1557 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 11/30/2015 & rated 90 points: Aromas of green apples, lime and lots of yellow and white floral components. Far less tropical than your average Napa Valley Sauv Blanc at this price point, this wine has a lovely flinty character with bright acid and a slightly creamy mouthfeel. Yellow and green apples mix with hints of papaya and lime. Bright, clean, crisp, refreshing minerality, an impressive effort. Those who appreciate Napa Sauv Blanc but pine for the Loire should give this a shot. Fermented in a mix of stainless steel, old French oak and concrete eggs, and aged on the lees for six months. (947 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 9/24/2015: Sweet fruited with tart acidity. Its good. But not $30 good. (866 views) |
| Galerie 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 |
|
