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This wine is one of Scott Harvey’s favorites from Napa Valley!
Cheers,
Winedrew
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That’s a great recommendation. PLease do ask him to come here and faux rat! Talking of which… when do we get rattage back?
Stats look good: reasonable alcohol levels, nice high acidity and decent TA. But Rutherford’s a Cabernet area: a lot warmer than I’d expect for Sauvignon Blanc which thrives in New Zealand for tart gooseberry flavours, and the Loire, or in blend, Bordeaux. I suspect given the warmer climate this may be a bit like South African Sauvignons Blancs, the best of which show complex grapefruit, gooseberry, grass, lime, yellow and tropical fruits, but with less intensity and concentration than the colder-weather SBs.
Of course this is merely a supposition and having said this, it may bve entirely different, and we may be surprised by the micro-climate, winemaking techniques and other oddities of winemaking 