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Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 89.4 points

  • * appearance: aged, burnt orange/copper
    * aromas: grapefruit, quince, honeysuckle
    * palate: grapefruit, lemon peel, mineral, chewy texture
    * structure: medium body, medium+ acid, 13.1% alcohol
    * finish: phenolic bitterness, medium+ length
    * winemaking: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Lake County just north of Napa County, fermented in old oak barrels with skin contact
    * pairing: Chicken Piccata
    * cost: $27

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  • Wine Tasting Group - No Theme - Jan. 28, 2018 (Classic Wine Storage, Dallas, TX): Skin contact sauvignon blanc. Nice beeswax aromas with apricot, apples, hint of brown sugar and cinammon. Palate had apples, herbs, accented by grapefruit pith with mild tannins on the back end. Always lovely and still going strong. The slight bit of sweetness from brown sugar and cinammon is new and I wonder if this is an evolution as the wine ages.

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  • Sadly, I let this bottle go to long. It was dead.

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  • I really liked this before, but this bottle was pretty advanced. Citrus peel with an oxidative overnote, a bit of VA. Unsure if a poor performing cork, the wine, or possibly my passive storage (50-66 seasonal swings, not usually an issue). This bottle C+, but could just be the bottle.

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  • Patience rewards. This wine has come into its own. Or maybe I’m finally wrapping my head around it. Or maybe, I simply got lucky. No doubt, this “orange” (read: skin fermented) white wine is a different sort of critter. The color is unlike any Sauvignon Blanc what with its shade somewhere between bronze and saffron. On the nose, you won’t find boxwood, gooseberry or even white grapefruit. But what you do find is a curiosity worth a moment of your time; a moment to reflect, search and enjoy. How does a Sauvignon Blanc produce notes of strawberry? Mineral, smoke and anise, yes, we expect those, and they are delivered in clear, clean abundance. But strawberry? Yes, it’s here too. And what is that floral scent ... hibiscus? And the palate is a deeper, fuller expression of the nose. On entry, the cut is clean and pure and yet by the mid-palate it’s fencing with itself as it morphs into a creamy finish. The finish isn’t long, but if you allow it the opportunity, the wine shows layers. Is it the saffron in the dish that pulls the wine together with the meal? I’ve not a clue. But the funkiness of saffron plays well with the funkiness of the wine. They don’t just work well. They pair incredibly well; like lost soul-mates finally united. 13.1% alc. With cioppino (shrimp, cod, mussels, bay scallops) in a wonderful tomato broth; an excellent pairing. On the last day of winter with a surprise snowfall. Recommended.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    9/9/2012, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points

    (Cowan Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Isa) Lightly cloudy light-medium yellow color; appealing, intense, tart green fruit, lime nose; oily textured, tart green fruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

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