Raphael Sauvignon Blanc 2007
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Our Sauvignon Blanc exhibits the refreshing and aromatic white wine style of the North Fork. Fermented completely in stainless steel at 45 degrees F. to retain the bright, fruity aromatics. Crisp and lemony, the bright grapefruit, gooseberry and kiwi fruit flavors are framed by austere mineral notes and lively acidity, making our Sauvignon Blanc the perfect wine to compliment local seafood. The North Fork of Long Island is one of the few wine producing areas that can successfully grow and ripen this variety on the east coast.
Raphael was born from the vision of John Petrocelli, after whose father the winery is named. In Raphael, the Petrocelli Family is striving for the production of Long Island’s greatest wine, incorporating both New World advances and Old World traditions. The result is a wine with an incomparable personality, resulting from the ideal marriage of soil and climate found on the North Fork of Long Island, and is also reflected in the elegant, Mediterranean-styled winery, a picture of which adorns its label.