Light gold in color. A nice nose that smelled somewhat like a field of grass and flowers. On the palate, you definitely get notes of melon, grapefruit, minerals, and some vanilla cream. Crisp acidity. Decent or modest length. Overall it was a nice bottle of sauvignon blanc but if you have any I would recommend drinking very soon. Just seemed to be losing a little steam compared to previous bottles.
One final note....not much of a white wine fan so I have been making a concerted effort to dramatically reduce how many I have in the cellar so I am likely negatively biased on most whites I taste or maybe my standards for whites are too tough. Either way I think it is important to note. Recently tasted an O'Shaughnessy Sauv Blanc by comparison that blew this one away.
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12/2/2013 - travelme wrote: 88 Points
Light gold in color. A nice nose that smelled somewhat like a field of grass and flowers. On the palate, you definitely get notes of melon, grapefruit, minerals, and some vanilla cream. Crisp acidity. Decent or modest length. Overall it was a nice bottle of sauvignon blanc but if you have any I would recommend drinking very soon. Just seemed to be losing a little steam compared to previous bottles.
One final note....not much of a white wine fan so I have been making a concerted effort to dramatically reduce how many I have in the cellar so I am likely negatively biased on most whites I taste or maybe my standards for whites are too tough. Either way I think it is important to note. Recently tasted an O'Shaughnessy Sauv Blanc by comparison that blew this one away.
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11/19/2013 - CaliRice wrote: 85 Points
Not very good.
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5/18/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 87 Points
GEMS of Napa Valley Tasting (Golden Valley Country Club, MN): Somewhat heavy on the palate, dominant grapefruit, citrus, cloudy, woody. Not what I'm looking for in SB.
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2/3/2013 - Wink Likes this wine: 88 Points
Served to guests. No formal notes. Not much to add to last note (6/12/12). Nice, ripe Cali SB. Very good, not great.
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7/8/2012 - BentonWine wrote: 92 Points
Really enjoy this lovely SB. It has a great floral nose andcrispness without being overly tart.
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