by Ray Johnson | Dec 6, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
This fall we visited Robert Mondavi with our Napa Valley class. We regained a sense of the historical significance of this winery and its founder while tasting some beautiful wines. Here is a look at their trademark Fumes from the ’07 vintage. Robert Mondavi,...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 4, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
Rutherford Grove, Napa Valley, Rutherford, Estate, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Give this a little about 20 minutes of air when you open it to blow off a bit of reductive character. After that a light sense of citrus will come through. In the mouth this is a very creamy...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 30, 2009 | California, Russian River Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County
Rancho Zabaco, Russian River, Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 There’s a nice spot of grassiness in the nose, with green peppers and grapefruit zest. In the mouth the grapefruit comes through with a nice level of refreshing acidity. Produced & bottled in...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 20, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
Folie a Deux, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 This is a Sauvignon that smells quite pretty, blending flowers with citrus fruits. In the mouth the citrus story continues, with some thickness and a little viscosity – nice. The grapes are all Sauvignon and the...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Cellars, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 This Sauvignon is clean, moderately concentrated, laser-like with acidity and has a touch of creaminess. 5% of the grapes are Semillon and the fruit was sourced from Calistoga, St. Helena and Rutherford. Malolactic was...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 11, 2009 | France, Languedoc, Sauvignon Blanc, Vin de Pays d'Oc
Chateau Sainte Eulalie, Vin de Pays d’Oc, Le Blanc d ‘Eulalie, Sauvignon 2007 Unfortunately this wine has developed too much volatility. It was stoppered with a very hard synthetic cork, so perhaps that allowed the ingress of too much oxygen. Perhaps the...
