2022 Sauvignon Blanc
This bright, fresh Sauvignon Blanc may be our best expression yet. White peach, limestone, yuzu, and kiwi aromas. It shows a serious minerality, and a lovely flintiness on the finish along with savory notes like oregano and sage. Easy to drink, while also being textural and bold.
Pair with shaved fennel and grapefruit salad with a tangy vinaigrette, Dungeness crab (any shellfish, really), or a mushroom risotto.
Wine Specifications
ABV
13.5%
Vintage
2022
Region
Santa Barbara County
Varietal
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard notes
The Sauvignon Blanc was the first pick of the mild and even 2022 vintage. Beautiful fruit was picked on a classic foggy morning in August. Though the yields were lower than average, the intensity and quality of fruit was very high.
Production notes
Hand harvested. Whole cluster pressed. Native yeast.
The fruit was gently pressed into a stainless tank where it cold settled for one day, without the addition of fining agents. The juice was then racked to two cement eggs and a stainless-steel tank for ferment. Fermentation was cool and slow over three months. The finished wine was racked and blended the following February, and bottled in the spring.
CASES: 180/p>
Picked
8/20/2022
Third quarter moon
pressed
8/20/2022
Third quarter moon
racked
2/1/2023
Waxing gibbous
Bottled
3/22/2023
Waxing crescent moon
