Di Arie 2022 Sauvignon Blanc - 750ml

The Sauvignon Blanc grape traces its origin to western France in the Loire Valley and Bordeaux Regions.  Its name is derived from "Sauvage" which means "wild" in French denoting that its origins came from an indigenous grape.  Sauvignon Blanc is now planted in many of the world's wine regions, producing a crisp, dry and refreshing white wine.   It is interesting to note that sometime in the 18th century Sauvignon Blanc was paired spontaneously with Cabernet Franc to parent the Cabernet Sauvignon vine in Bordeaux. 

 

This Sauvignon Blanc comes from our Estate Vineyard which we planted in 2011.  We pressed the whole clusters and fermented the juice at a very cold temperature of around 55 degrees F that extended the fermentation to about 30 days.  This wine has not undergone malolactic fermentation to preserve the natural crispness. 

 

This is a crisp and clean Sauvignon Blanc.  While all of our previous vintages have always been very aromatic, this vintage is exceptional.  It possesses distinctive tropical aromas which extend to the palate adding apple and pear flavors, without the herbaceous and grassy flavors more typical of California Sauvignon Blanc wines.