Winemaker Notes
The freshness of the fruit and the crispness of the Sauvignon Blanc create a concentrated, elegant wine that lingers on the palate with a long, mineral finish.
This wine goes wonderfully with shellfish, fish and white meats or goat cheese.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A delicious, sanguine and lively white. It shows aromas of grapefruit, quince peel, fresh herbs and some wet stones. Medium-bodied with bright acidity. Plenty of juicy and succulent character. Refreshing yet serious, with a crisp and flavorful finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a solid Pouilly-Fumé. The wine has an enticing nose of pink grapefruit, dried lemon peel, green apple and ripe green pear. Bright acidity leads on the palate that balances chalk-dusted orchard fruit and ripe crab apple.
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.
Famous in the Loire and throughout the world for perfumed Sauvignon blanc, Pouilly-Fume sits due east, across the Loire River from Sancerre. Limestone soils with clay and flint (also called silex) contribute to the wines' freshness and often times smoky, flinty, mineral character.