Winemaker Notes
Sourced from the best vineyards throughout Sonoma Valley with warm sunny days and cool evenings. The 2018 Silver Label Sauvignon Blanc is hand-sorted then whole cluster pressed at the winery to keep the wine delicate and fruit-forward. This wine offers enticing aromas of citrus, green melon and mineral with a hint of toasty oak and flavors of grapefruit and honeydew.
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Wine Enthusiast
Fresh and fruity, this is a lightbodied white that displays a lasting sense of crisp acidity. Flavors of ripe fig, pear and melon meld with a lasting tease of freshly squeezed lemon.
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.
A vast appellation covering Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline, the Sonoma Coast AVA runs all the way from the Mendocino County border, south to the San Pablo Bay. The region can actually be divided into two sections—the actual coastal vineyards, marked by marine soils, cool temperatures and saline ocean breezes—and the warmer, drier vineyards further inland, which are still heavily influenced by the Pacific but not quite with same intensity.
Contained within the appellation are the much smaller Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap AVAs.
The Sonoma Coast is highly regarded for elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and, increasingly, cool-climate Syrah. The wines have high acidity, moderate alcohol, firm tannin, and balanced ripeness.