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Wine Details
Price:
$10.00 per bottle
Description:
To further define and preserve the unique, almost pungent character of the Sauvignon Blanc grape we elected to ferment and age this wine in temperature controlled tanks without the use of wood. This level of control retains the fresh gooseberry and ripe pear fruit aspects that make this such an ideal wine with chicken, fish and other types of seafood. A final note of interest and complexity arises from a small percentage of Semillon, a kindred Bordeaux white grape which gives body and smoothness to our wine, as it does character!
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Varietal Definition
Sauvignon Blanc:
Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California — at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety — and often assumes the moniker ‘Fume Blanc’. This popular synonym, credited to Napa’s Robert Mondavi, derives from the grape’s historic home of Pouilly in France’s Upper Loire Valley, where Sauvignon Blanc is the dominant varietal and goes locally by the name of ‘Blanc Fumé’. When treated with respect and afforded suitable growing conditions, Sauvignon Blanc is one of the wine world’s darlings. Steely, racy acidity, green, gooseberry fruit, asparagus and a grassy, herbaceous character characterize dry wines made from this grape.
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