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SAUVIGNON BLANC – Cedar Lane Vineyard- Arroyo Seco

SAUVIGNON BLANC – Cedar Lane Vineyard- Arroyo Seco Wine Details
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Description: This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc Musque from Cedar Lane Vineyard. This variety produces a wine with intense honeydew melon, white peach and citrus aromas and clean refreshing flavors when grown in the cool windy climate and sandy cobblestone soils of the Arroyo Seco region. 176 cases produced in 2006.

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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