Winemaker Notes
This beautiful and classic wine boasts inviting aromas of ripe pineapple, yellow peach, creamy lemon tart, and candied ginger. The delightfully crisp and dry mid-palate bursts with notes of white peach, Meyer lemon, and fresh honeycomb. All of these flavors are framed by a refreshing minerality on the back palate.
While a delight on its own, the textured structure of this wine also makes it great for enjoying lighter foods and exotic cuisine.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Aromas of spiced apple and a silky texture, with notes of juicy citrus and green apple. Elegant, expressive, and long; loaded with character and depth.
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Wine Spectator
Rich and succulent, with melon, peach and mango flavors that are fleshy and ripe, showing details of honeysuckle, candied ginger, lemon curd and lemon blossom, while fresh acidity lingers on the finish.
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James Suckling
Pretty nose of white grapefruits, kaffir leaf, jasmine and lemon grass. Some spice and hazelnut skin notes too. Medium- to full-bodied with medium acidity and a textured, layered palate. Drink now.
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Wine Enthusiast
From a variety of clones, including the floral Musque, this wine opens in a wealth of jasmine on the nose. It is expansive on the palate in flavors of Meyer lemon and grapefruit. The crispness persists through a creamy mid palate that shows the French oak aging, remaining cohesive and complex throughout a lengthy finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Gamble Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc shows authentic and delicious characters of this grape variety. TASTING NOTES: This wine brings aromas and flavors of earth, savor, and dried herbs to the fore. Enjoy its finishing touch of dried citrus with salmon and avocado handrolls. (Tasted: April 26, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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.
One of the world's most highly regarded regions for wine production as well as tourism, the Napa Valley was responsible for bringing worldwide recognition to California winemaking. In the 1960s, a few key wine families settled the area and hedged their bets on the valley's world-class winemaking potential—and they were right.
The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980s, when producers scooped up vineyard lands and planted vines throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, and today Napa is home to hundreds of producers ranging from boutique to corporate. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux blends. White wines from Napa Valley are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that claim specific wine characteristics based on situation, slope and soil. Farthest south and coolest from the influence of the San Pablo Bay is Carneros, followed by Coombsville to its northeast and then Yountville, Oakville and Rutherford. Above those are the warm St. Helena and the valley's newest and hottest AVA, Calistoga. These areas follow the valley floor and are known generally for creating rich, dense, complex and smooth red wines with good aging potential. The mountain sub appellations, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs, include Stags Leap District, Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley (farther east), Howell Mountain, Mt. Veeder, Spring Mountain District and Diamond Mountain District. Napa Valley wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from a lot of time in the bottle to evolve and soften.