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Sauvignon Blanc / Pinot Grigio

Sauvignon Blanc / Pinot Grigio Wine Details
Price: $20.00 per bottle

Description: This 2004 unique blend from our Gott Vines is 56% Sauvignon Blanc and 44% Pinot Grigio. The wine exhibits characteristics of both varietals with pear, passion fruit, and melon aromas. The entry is bright with good acidity and citrus flavors, and the mid palette is full and richer with a lingering refreshing finish.

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.
Pinot Grigio/Gris:
Pinkish-white variety producing a very crisp white wine. Grown in Oregon, the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, and more and more in California, it shows promise for other cool climates. Also known as Tokay d'Alsace in France, Rulander in Germany, and Pinot Grigio in Italy.


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