2023 Cliff Lede Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, USA (750ml)

WINEMAKER'S NOTES:

Opening with alluring aromas of lime flower, grapefruit, and elderflower, the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc’s charm is inescapable. Kiwi and lychee flavors melt into pear and white peach as the bright entry dances into a wide, creamy mid-palate with unctuous orange marmalade layers. The finish is long and broad, laden with notes of toasted brioche, beeswax, and a crystalline minerality accompanying a precise finish.

Composition: 77% Sauvignon Blanc and 23% Sémillon

TASTING NOTES:

A mouth-filling wine with more breadth and fruity richness than many others. 23% semillon helps round it out and adds slightly honeyed and lemon verbena flavors to the nicely balanced tang of the sauvignon blanc. Medium-bodied in terms of alcohol, with a lingering finish.

- James Suckling, 91 pts.