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| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2024 (based on 5 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Dominomarie on 4/29/2024 & rated 90 points: Pleasant fresh, crisp. Orange-citrus notes, balanced mineral /acidity. Great with fish. The cork was poorly sealed: must drink soon. (113 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 6/24/2023 & rated 92 points: great fruit, and a great summer wine. Drink a glass or 2 before you dive into reds. (993 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 5/30/2023 & rated 90 points: A super light white wine. It was lacking a bit of fruit, but still refreshing. Cheers (843 views) | | | Tasted by CubFan4Life on 5/28/2023 & rated 85 points: Disappointed in this vintage. 2018 / 2019 vintages much better with bread offsetting the citrus and a large amount of complexity. This vintage far more subtle, and quite bland. There was also an off putting finish. Possibly flawed bottle, although it didn’t have the “typical” wet dog corked note? Perplexing. (686 views) | | | Tasted by wine4lux on 5/12/2023 & rated 93 points: Served at a dinner with family, halibut with a lemon caper sauce.
This is a very consistent wine, vintage after vintage. Have had several people comment that the 2021 is the best or among the best SBs that they have had. Great balance, no element overwhelms any other. Crisp acidity, prevalent but not overwhelming citrus flavors on the palate, smooth finish. (728 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 4/27/2023 & rated 91 points: great wine!!! (885 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 4/3/2023 & rated 92 points: A clean crisp whit wine. Great citrus flavors. Great wine!!! (575 views) | | | Tasted by Kcornett on 4/2/2023 & rated 90 points: Slight orange with notes of oyster shell minerality. Decent acidity but not as much as some sauv Blanca (417 views) | | | Tasted by buymoreredsdrinkmorewhites on 2/21/2023: Fresh, clean with the right amount of acid. Citrus fruits, some tangerine with a touch of cream on the finish. Really like this SB @ $28. Loved the wine when it was $18. Oh well so goes it, Cali prices keep moving on up. (587 views) | | | Tasted by HHolcomb on 2/18/2023 & rated 81 points: Good white. Costco (489 views) | | | Tasted by michelleandbud on 2/11/2023 & rated 94 points: Outstanding, bright and fresh. Perfect to drink alone or paired with a light meal. (526 views) | | | Tasted by kiyoisman on 1/22/2023 & rated 89 points: Excellent sauv Blanc, light, dry (443 views) | | | Tasted by wine4lux on 12/19/2022 & rated 93 points: Such a pretty, balanced sauvignon blanc. Clean silver color. The tart and crisp with a beautiful acidity. Was a real crowd pleaser with appetizer at a pre-Christmas dinner. (510 views) | | | Tasted by sdwineguru on 12/2/2022 & rated 91 points: 2021 Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley, $29. Sharp mid-gold, viscous (13.0 alc.); herbaceous, boxwood, new mown hay, citrus nose; mid-plus acids; medium-full body; good depth of fruit; long, crisp, citric finish. w/scallops. 16.5-17 UC Davis scale, 91-92 other scales. (442 views) | | | Tasted by Jon Harrison on 11/17/2022 & rated 91 points: Color: Light straw.
Medium intense on the nose. Pretty and elegant fresh herbs, lemon quartz, kiwi pulp, lemon-herb riccola, minerals, and a kiss of new French oak. Med-full body. Crisp, dry finish. 13.6% alc.
Elegant, sophisticated, Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
91-92 pts. Solid.
Drink 2022 to 2026.
JGH sommelier CMS-III. San Francisco/Bay Area. (753 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 10/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Incredible wine!!! Cheers (623 views) | | | Tasted by Vinnut on 10/3/2022 & rated 90 points: Light, golden-yellow in color. Forward, fragrant & attractive nose of fresh citrus fruits of lemons/limes, figs & melon with overtones of floral notes of honeysuckle & lemongrass, chalky, stony/earthy & minerals. Light-medium bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, rich, ripe fruit flavors of lemons/limes, apples, figs & melons with lemongrass & stony/minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present but should develop further with additional year or so of aging. (654 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 8/22/2022 & rated 90 points: From the nose, I get limestone, light citrus, floral. after tasting, I get earthiness, gravel, grapefruit for sure. Good wine. Cheers (527 views) | | | Tasted by sdchevs on 8/11/2022 & rated 91 points: 2021 Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley, $29. Pale straw; some viscosity (13.0 alc.); 85% SV with Semillon; new mown hay, boxwood nose; mid-acids; balanced; long smooth fruity citric finish. w/shrimp. 16.5 UC Davis scale, 91 other scales. (342 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 8/3/2022 & rated 91 points: I agree that this wine is a nice, complex, big acidity wine. Great wine year round, but super enjoyable her in California during the summer. It has a citrus beginning that turns into a acidic wine which would be great with food. Cheers everyone, (509 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 7/2/2022 & rated 91 points: Light yellow color. Gorgeous nose of lime, orange peel, guava and white peach, infused with chalk and sea salt, and it sports some honey, yellow flower and banana elements. Crisp acidity on the palate but a delightfully creamy texture, and the balance is on point. Peach, orange peel and lime fruit play well with minerals, chalk dusty, mountain stream, with complexities of honey, clove, some nougat. Deep yet so lively, this will age nicely. Includes 9% Sémillon and 1% Sauvignon Vert, fermented in a mix of French oak, steel and concrete eggs. (478 views) | | | Tasted by LMArcher on 6/20/2022: Clear lemon robe.
Lemon, pear, golden apple notes.
L/MB, balanced, smooth texture. Clean. (372 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 6/2/2022: Really pretty SB. And classic Napa - creamier and rounder. Crisp and bright but with really great texture. Nice white pepper note. (526 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Cliff Lede 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 |
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