2017 Sauvignon – Mudd West Vineyard

This is a delicious, distinctive Sauvignon Blanc for many situations and all seasons. This jewel-like white wine was created from 82% Sauvignon Blanc and 18% Tocai Friulano grapes hand-harvested from the Mudd West Vineyard on the North Fork. All the fruit was whole cluster-pressed and the juice and wine handled minimally throughout its life. The wine was barrel-fermented (fermented wild/ambiently) and raised in 37% new French oak barrels & hogsheads, 28% stainless steel barrels and 35% older/neutral oak barrels for ten months. This is a refined white wine offering medium body, moderate alcohol, juicy acidity and a long, persistent, tangy finish. There are aromas and flavors of green and golden apples, yellow peach, lemon curd, pears, lemon thyme, brown spice and a hint of almonds, likely from the Tocai. There is a strong core of salty minerality and piercing stone fruit and tree fruit flavors in this silky textured yet precise white wine. Our 2017 Sauvignon is an exciting, tasty, integrated and sexy Sauvignon Blanc that is just a pleasure to smell and taste. Deep, plush and polished (imagine a cross between a killer white Bordeaux and a barrel fermented Pouilly-Fume or Sancerre)...Match this wine with all the local seafood, herbed pasta dishes, poultry(poached or roasted), creamy cheeses, smoked bluefish or salmon, trout or Arctic Char as well as other fish dishes with green sauces like cress or sorrel or cream sauces. Only 308 cases produced. 6 bottle max per customer.