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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2014 (based on 105 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 72 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Anns on 12/29/2021: Na (275 views) | | | Tasted by TC16 on 8/13/2016 & rated 92 points: Great last bottle. Lemon curd and toasted vanilla, with pineapple and blood orange at the finish. Drinks really well, similar to a 1er from a lesser area of Burgundy in a good year (I'm thinking of St. Aubin in a year like 2010). (2111 views) | | | Tasted by rh marcin on 11/29/2014 & rated 89 points: - Yellow gold color with slow forming legs - A bit tanic and acidly. Fine with a hearty chicken dish (3817 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 7/24/2014 & rated 91 points: A beauty in disguised. Great SB. would recommend. Be ready for a hint of lemon peel, with apricots at the finish. (3712 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 4/2/2014 & rated 92 points: This wine had Chardonnay characteristics! Some oak, with a hint of butter. Great wine!! (4042 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 3/30/2014: Great crisp SB. (1603 views) | | | Tasted by Trolson on 9/1/2013 & rated 89 points: Crisp. (3452 views) | | | Tasted by ctlassoc on 8/29/2013 & rated 90 points: Soft mouthfeel with hints of citrus. Not overly herbaceous. Well balanced example of a Napa Sauvignon Blanc. (3162 views) | | | Tasted by RickyT12 on 8/18/2013 & rated 85 points: Popped and drank
Lime flavor pretty basic. A bit oaky. Good weight. Zesty, I prefer my SB's to be a bit more subdued. (2562 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 8/18/2013 & rated 89 points: Good SB, and notes seem consistent with a lot of posters. The nose is grassy, with a bit of grapefruit, asparagus, some oak coming through on the finish. Has a big texture, and feels heavy in the mouth. Finish started to turn me off towards the end, I gradually dropped by score down on this one, but that said, I still enjoyed it. (1788 views) | | | Tasted by kennyd on 4/22/2013 & rated 89 points: Recent CT tasters have accurately described this wine. Light straw color, almost clear. Classic SB bouquet. Taste is not classic, but in a good way. Although there is plenty of acidity, this wine is not overly bright like much SB, and the citrus favors are more in the background. Taste honeydew melon, caramel or toffee, indeed, there's just a very nice soft and mellow character. Query: what was the oak treatment, if any? Would not call this wine "crisp," an adjective often used for SB. Some tasters may not like this. With time, however, I think this wine has taken on flavors it would not have had if we had opened it when it was really young. Btw don't drink this wine too cold: take out of cellar, put in refrigerator for half hour, then drink. (1862 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 2/8/2013 & rated 88 points: PnP out of fridge.
Clear appearance, pale lemon in color, fading to a colorless rim.
Nose is in good condition, with a youthful and med intensity nose of pungent lemon curd, chalk, grapefruit zest, and grass.
The palate shows a dry wine of med(-) body and med alcohol. Flavors are med(+) intensity, and include citrusy lemon and grapefruit, a hint of toffee or caramel (was there a bit of oak used here?), some chalky minerality, all buttressed by high and mouth-watering acidity, settling into a med/med(+) finish of freshly cut grass, citrus zest, and rocks.
This wine is very good quality, and is drinking well right now, but may further mellow out a bit in the next year (I'd wait a bit if I were u), then should drink well over the following year or two. Nice as a warm weather appertif, or to drink with high-acid, light to med bodied foods. (1455 views) | | | Tasted by bowmanbc on 1/25/2013 & rated 92 points: this is our new go to sav blanc for the time being. (1358 views) | | | Tasted by A3DGIRL on 11/22/2012: Drank thanksgiving Day 2012 with Dan Carol mom AJ Bobby (1803 views) | | | Tasted by smphelps on 10/9/2012 & rated 89 points: Light nearly white yellow. Lean, more like sancerre and not overtly grapefruity like New Zeland. Certainly some grapefruit, more pear, some lemon, touch of cut grass, all well balanced. Clean finish. Probably served a tad too cold which may have muted the fruit, particularly on the nose, a bit. (2078 views) | | | Tasted by ejca on 10/8/2012: Always good. (1712 views) | | | Tasted by Paul Lin on 8/22/2012 & rated 90 points: I have long been a fan of their Sauvignon Blancs and this one did not disappoint. Bright notes of gooseberries, guava, and yellow grapefruit, rounded out with some lemon curd. Not a thin or acidic SB by any means but not over the top either. Just a really nice, full-flavored, yet balanced wine. (1938 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 8/20/2012 & rated 89 points: Limpid straw; typical SB aromas of lychee fruit, cat pee, and minerals. Dry, floral flavors with fine acidity and notes of lychee, stonefruit, citrus, and a touch of guava. Good length on the limestone and stonefruit pit finish. Articulates elegance. (771 views) | | | Tasted by bowmanbc on 8/10/2012 & rated 92 points: this was delicious. crisp honey, citrus flavors. (1723 views) | | | Tasted by davidwhitedc on 6/27/2012 & rated 92 points: Wine Reviews: Sauvignon Blanc: SRP: $23. A serious, lean Sauvignon Blanc that reminds me of a top-flight Sancerre. Underripe peaches meet pink grapefruit, pineapples, and chalk. The palate is much tarter than the nose suggests – exploding with zesty citrus notes, bracing minerality, and mouth-watering acidity. A solid wine. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by ctlassoc on 5/27/2012 & rated 90 points: Tropical fruits on the palate. Guava on mid palate. Well balanced SB. Tight structure. (2078 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 5/20/2012 & rated 90 points: nose- guava. definitely tropical
mouth - ripe tropical fruits, hints of pit fruit, very fleshy flashy tropical SB which will find many takers. (1997 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 4/30/2012 & rated 86 points: This is a 14.7% abv Sauv Blanc from Napa Valley. On the nose, I get the extracted green apple and lemon zest that reminds me more of a NZ SB. A bit "over the top" for my liking. The palate shows a balanced wine with very tight acid, notes of fresh cut grass and citrus vibrancy, and a lemon drop finish that lasts 20+ seconds. The wine is tasty but not really my cup of tea. Should drink well for another few years. (2098 views) | | | Tasted by DavidDay on 4/23/2012 & rated 91 points: Clean crisp well balanced sauvignon blanc (2116 views) | | | Tasted by wino_tim on 3/22/2012 & rated 89 points: Classically styled, this brims with relatively complex layers of melon, tropical fruit and pithy citrus flavors. Medium body with medium- to medium acid, avoiding excess richness on the palate, though finishing a bit short and flat. (2219 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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