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Westerly Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

Westerly Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Wine Details
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Description: This is made from two separate pickings and two different sections at this special vineyard. Lot I is from the part of the vineyard I call “The Point” and Lot II is from the original vineyards that I started with in 2001 and that I ended up picking a full month later. My Westerly Sauvignon Blanc production now “big” enough, a whopping 900 cases that I can pick on two different days. I really like being able to pick some high acid nervy lean grapes and supplement those flavors with some riper richer sweeter stuff. 2005 is a good Sauvignon Blanc year, especially for earlier consumption as the wines are not quite as intense as years past. The flavors in 2005 are very good – usually I am trying to balance when to pick (looking for flavors) with sugar levels (trying to get flavors without excessive sugar). This year the grapes had flavors early – they tasted good even before they were fully ripe.

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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