Justin Sauvignon Blanc 2019
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The 2019 Justin Sauvignon Blanc is a clear, bright, pale straw color with silver highlights. Aromatic with lemon, peach, pear, green apple, tropical fruit, with subtle herbal notes and just a hint of white pepper. Medium bodied and crisp, with lemon, green apple, and peach on the entry and subtle green herb notes with a pleasant mineral texture on the mid-palate. The finish is moderately long and refreshing with lingering citrus and herbal notes.
This Sauvignon Blanc is a beautifully balanced and refreshing wine that is great before a meal as palate cleansing aperitif, with grilled pork chops marinated with lemon juice, oregano and garlic, or with a plateful of fried calamari drizzled with lemon juice.
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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.
The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.
Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.
While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.