WINEMAKER'S NOTE:
The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc offers a great deal of complexity. On the nose, it evokes white peaches, Golden Delicious apples, sultanas, lemon zest and a hint of lemongrass. Though crisp up front, the mid-palate offers a medium-bodied texture. Its flavors include Gravenstein apples, Bartlett pears, yellow nectarines, baked apple crisp, brioche and a touch of marzipan. The finish has beautiful length with fresh acidity and subtle toasty notes.
Blend: 80% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Sémillon
TASTING NOTES:
This smooth, rather deep and partially oak-aged wine shows a rounded texture enveloping fresh citrus, light toast and ginger notes, leading to a touch of vanilla on the finish. It's well done in this style and shows the broadening effect of 20% Sémillon.
- Wine Enthusiast, 91 pts.
The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc—it includes 20% Sémillon—was mostly fermented and aged in stainless steel, with 25% going into oak. The result is a gently grassy-herbal wine loaded with grapefruit and nectarine-tinged fruit, plus hints of fig and melon. It's medium-bodied, plump and creamy on the mid-palate, then long and silky on the finish. It's nicely complex and composed.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 pts.
Notes of chalky lemons, white stone fruit with hints of radish, white flowers and stones. Juicy and crisp with medium body. Fruity and easy to drink.
- James Suckling, 90 pts.
