Winemaker Notes
The 2020 Trinchero Napa Valley Mary's Sauvignon Blanc Wine has aromas of lemon blossom, lime zest, fresh white peach and juicy honeydew melon. Sustainably farmed in Calistoga, this white wine has textural richness and vibrant acidity, with flavors of crisp green apple and other orchard fruit balanced by a refreshing minerality. Aged for 6 months in a combination of stainless steel and French oak to add well integrated aromas of toasty oak to the finished wine.
This Sauvignon Blanc pairs well with poultry, fish, shellfish, soups and salad.
This bottle of wine has 14.4% alcohol by volume.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
A perfume of lime sorbet and summer peach lights up the glass with a stroke of minerality. The richness of the palate is reined in by just-ripe pears and tart apple. A true gem from a single vineyard in the Calistoga AVA.
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Wine Spectator
Offers a lovely, expressive and fragrant mix of ripe melon, peach and lime sherbet flavors that show plenty of intensity, with makrut lime leaf, lemongrass and ginger notes lingering on the finish. Drink now.
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 Napa Valley’s oldest wine growing subregions but last to gain appellation status, Calistoga occupies the northernmost section of the valley. Beginning at the foot of Mount St. Helena, its vineyards stretch over steep canyons and roll out onto the valley floor. The soils in Calistoga are volcanic, which means they are heavy in minerals, low in organic matter and allow good drainage for vine roots, creating less green growth and more concentration of flavor within the grape berries.
Summer days are very hot but most nights cool down with moist ocean breezes sneaking in over the Mayacamas Mountains or from Knights Valley to its northwest.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the area’s star variety with Zinfandel coming in a strong second, though the latter commands far less price per tonnage so continues to be outshined by Cabernet in vineyard acreage, save for some important exceptions.