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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ksmith on 10/29/2006 & rated 90 points: lemon-lime with floral notes. Drank with friends for diner and didn't take detailed notes (2114 views) | | | Tasted by SacredCow on 3/24/2006 flawed bottle: Corked. (2129 views) | | | Tasted by SacredCow on 3/24/2006 & rated 90 points: Just as good as my prior bottle, but different. A little bit more lime and grassiness, but still wonderfully balanced. I will hold my last until warm weather hits, but definitely drink up this year. (2112 views) | | | Tasted by GreenDrazi on 3/12/2006 & rated 91 points: The nose has muted quite a bit from my last bottle and the sweet citrus and melon fruit has subsided. Still a very nice SB with a little age on it, but recommend drinking any remaining bottles soon. (2257 views) | | | Tasted by SacredCow on 2/5/2006 & rated 90 points: Down a few points from prior bottles, though still outstanding. Just a litte bit less intense, especially on the nose.
Watermelon, pineapple, lemon and lime, with just the barest trace of the grassiness I find so off-putting in most NZ SBs. Very smooth, long finish for the varietal. (2159 views) | | | Tasted by GreenDrazi on 8/14/2005 & rated 94 points: No decant. Nice floral aroma. Tremendous balance of melon and lemon fruit with grapefruit and hints of leeche nuts and lemon grass. Medium body with superb delicacy, polish, structure and bright acidity. Consistent throughout from the start, to the mid-palate and with a touch more acidity on the crisp, generous, full and lingering finish. (1754 views) | | | Tasted by 6831 on 3/30/2005 & rated 92 points: Refreshing scents of lemon, white flowers, grass. Quite a mouthful of rich flavors with sweet melon, creamy citrus and balanced acid. Delicious. (1789 views) | | | Tasted by gunnm on 3/10/2005 & rated 91 points: I enjoyed the color, a nice golden yellow with a greenish hue. First thing I noticed was the mellow acidity up front - not the biting sensation I usually get from other SBs. Watermelon and lemon-lime flavors delight the palate with a smooth and firm finish. One of the better SBs that I have tried. (1769 views) | | | Tasted by babnik on 11/12/2004 & rated 92 points: Crisp flavors of watermelon jolly ranchers, pineapple, and lychee nuts. Don’t overchill. I found that this wine was far more complex at cellar temperature (55 degrees) than chilled further. One of the more enjoyable Sauvignon Blancs I have had. (1952 views) | | | Tasted by OneLastSyrah on 6/4/2004: Napa-Noma Trip: Pungent green pea nose. Lemony citrus. Wax. Creamy, softish midpalate with minerals late. Not bad. A very complete wine. Nice. (758 views) |
| Crocker & Starr Producer website 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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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