Wine Doctrine
2010

Salinia Sauvignon Blanc

Tasted 21 December 2015 Sonoma County · Chalk Hill

Bottled in Magnums only. An intriguing Sauvignon Blanc, with notes of grilled pineapple, toasted walnuts, lemon oil, green apple, wet rock, and wood. On initial PnP, the wood element was dominant, but as it warmed up in…

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18 June 2017 Same as all of my previous notes. The dry and sherry-esque profile of this wine, especially on the finish, has become a little wearisome for me… 22 July 2016 Same as my notes from December 2015. Unique and a bit reduced, with a woody, sherry-like dryness on the finish. One of the only domestic Sauvignon…
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Starting to tank pretty fast at this juncture, even for those passing this off as a Jura "style" white. Drink yesterday.

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All previous notes apply. Reductive and very Sherry-like. Just know what you're getting into. Drink now.

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