Langtry Estate Lillie Sauvignon Blanc 2013
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The Guenoc Valley—one of wine world's hidden secrets—is a special viticultural area, located in Lake County, California, about 15 miles north of the town of Calistoga. Over the last decade, Langtry has made some of the very best Sauvignon Blancs, rivaling top efforts from the Napa Valley as well as classic regions around the globe. The 2013 Langtry Sauvignon Blanc exhibits a superior aroma of ripe melon, dried herbs and sweet earth. No one element dominates; they just work well together. On the palate, the wine is pleasingly layered, yet firm and bright with crisp acidity. The wine finishes with a refreshing crisp bite. Drinks well now and would be stellar with linguini and clams. (Tasted: May 23, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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The picturesque estate consists of 21,349 acres and straddles both Lake and Napa Counties where cougar, bear and wild boar still roam the remote hills. Despite the vastness, Langtry's vineyards are limited to 400 prime acres, ensuring the highest quality.
Langtry Estate & Vineyards currently produces approximately 120,000 cases of wine annually with distribution throughout the United States. From cane to canopy, to rootstock and clone, Langtry Estate believes that the signature of the wine remains in the soil and climate and in varietals chosen for their synergy with the land.
While Langtry has enjoyed significant critical success, the winery has emerged as one of the top producers of two of the hottest varietal wines on the market today, Petite Sirah and Sauvignon Blanc. Each year, Langtry ranks among the top medal winning wineries at professional wine competitions, and the winery's Petite Sirah has won more gold medals and best of show awards than any other Petite Sirah in the world.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
As Lake County’s most southern appellation, Guenoc Valley is only a few minutes north of Napa Valley. This region is a leader in the production of high quality, bold, dense and voluptuous California Petite Sirah.