Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Napa & Sonoma
100% Sauvignon Blanc Musqué Clone, fermented and aged 33% new Hungarian oak barrels. Aged sur lie for 9 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Cofermented from old-vines at Frediani Vineyard in Calistoga and DeNatale Vineyard in Russian River Valley.
80 cases produced
"The Greater Fool 2022 Sauvignon Blanc opens with great intensity of aromas, including jasmine, acacia, Meyer lemon, mango, passionfruit, peach, and lemon meringue. On the palate, the wine has a bright acidity with a smooth texture and flavors of grapefruit, golden apple, honeydew melon, and lemon custard. This wine beautifully blends fruit from Napa and Sonoma Counties and displays a pure, focused wine that is just plain delightful." ~ 94pts Anne Sewell, DipWSET
- Food Pairing: Raw Oysters & Mignonette
- Chilled Shrimp with Mustard Sauce
- Bibb Lettuce & Green Goddess Salad
Tasting Notes
"All lots for this wine were co-fermented together and then pressed directly into one stainless steel tank and then aged in a combination of 25% new and 75% used oak barrels sur lie for 10 months. This wine is pale to medium yellow in color; the attractive bouquet offers aromas of guava, white nectarine, passion fruit, pear, honeydew melon and a floral note including of star jasmine which becomes more pronounced as the wine breathes. Its acidity is as Julian describes, “laser like” – it is bright and full of energy like a whirling dervish. The palate offers flavors of guava, pomelo, limeade, lemongrass, grapefruit and lemon juice. This would be an ideal wine to enjoy after tasting through a lineup of fruit forward, heavy textured Napa Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings"- Dave Thompson, NapaWineProject.com
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia
- Appellation81% Napa County 19% & Sonoma County
- Alcohol13.8%
- Production80 cases