Super clean lemon yellow citrus, acacia, and lemon zest, with more of a focus on purity and delineation of flavor than the creamier and somewhat heavier Sangiacomo offering. The El Diablo achieves…
lemon and yellow apple skin are followed by richer and creamier notes of buttered popcorn, glycol, and vanilla bean. Fresh and expressive with notable tension and energy to counterbalance some of the…
Tropical up front without being too Hawaiian pool boy in your face about it, aided primarily by an exquisite smoothness that completely encompasses the core and judiciously corrals any would-be…
From the Ritchie site, the Ma Princesse delivers a serious push of mineral-inflected yellow citrus flavors. Outstanding energy, even after having been open for 2 days! More pure and vibrant than the…
Grilled lemon rind, olive oil, chamomile, yellow pear skin, subtle lamp oil (not bitter), and the slightest hit of grilled plantain. Good energy and a full follow-through on the entire delivery from…
Olive oil, bruised lemon rind, toasted almond, ripe yellow citrus, light butterscotch, and a whisper of lamp oil on the back end. Still fairly fresh and concentrated, but definitely coming into a…
Saccharine-laced lemon curd leads the charge here. A little rounder and fatter than most Ritchies of the past. Finishes a little cloying, but with nicely pitched ripe lemon and meringue notes to keep…
Yellow apple skin and fresh squeezed lemon juice shoot across the palate with a vivacious and linear attack. Rides high and white at times, with a somewhat pithy stone note flecking the mid-palate…
Lemon curd, coconut, vanilla bean, and lemon olive oil, the base bottling of Sonoma Coast comes off pure, fresh, and slightly viscous. Hints of ripe mango add to the profile but as they taper off,…
Grapefruit, guava, stone, white flowers, white peach, and apricot. Silky smoooooooth and absolutely stunning. A gorgeous mouthfeel with an added lemon verbena lift that elevates the back end and…
Yellow citrus (fresh squeezed lemon juice) and some white stone fruit rule the roost. Youthfully primary but ultra-clean and pure. The freshness picks up even more speed on the back end and raises…
So, there's the Estate Sauvignon Blanc...and with the 2018 vintage there will also be this RESERVE Sauvignon Blanc to put its dukes up and battle the domestic Sancerre movement in the Napa Valley.…
Grapefruit, freshly squeezed lime and lemon juice, white peach, and some stone. One of the better Sauvignon Blancs out there and consistently enthralling for both its energy and verve, as well as its…
Clean and pure, with a subtle richness that fills the palate with wonderfully fresh notes of yellow citrus and pumice. Mid-palate and back end are medium-to-full; the balance is impeccable here. A…
Even better than when I had it over a year ago, this is one of the more compelling domestic Sauvignon Blancs out there. Vibrant and uber-flavorful, it delivers a beautifully clean tropical and yellow…
Vibrant and fresh yellow citrus core, with a notable balance that straddles fun energy with a focused and deliberate cadence. Very pure, with a medium-bodied attack that makes continuous sipping far…
Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto · Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
This passed the at-home test with flying colors. I love the approachability of this wine while still holding just the right amount of balanced tension. Wonderful yellow citrus flavors that shine…
Stone fruit and subtle yellow citrus. Some yellow apple skin and faint white apricot flavors. Medium and a bit pedestrian all the way around. Notable smoothness and balance. Drink now and over the…
Ultra polished and as clean and pure as most in its class, this iteration of Sauzet impresses for its suave sophistication and total upper-class delivery. A few more years of bottle age should bring…
Spun up, chalky, and pithy on initial entry, with air helping to coax out some white melon and white lemon rind, green apple, white stone, lemon seed, and unripe pear notes. Fairly anorexic on the…
Yellow citrus, lemon and lime zest, yellow pear skin, white stone fruit, quince, pumice, limestone, cardamom, and a hint of white pepper and acacia. Speeds through the mid-palate and whips ahead on a…
Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto · Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Grapefruit, lemon juice, nectarine, wet granite, green and yellow apple skin, and white melon rind flavors. Notable energy and zing, with a medium depth that keeps it from being too lithe. Finishes a…
Lemon zest, fresh grapefruit, white stone fruit, fresh cut grass, and honeydew. Some white rock shows up on the tail, as well as a repeat of the grass and lemon notes. With some swirling, quince hits…
.....Eeeeeeeesh. Alcohol, yellow citrus something?, powered sugar, and....alcohol. A Lemontini afterbirth that falls face-first into a steaming vat of Land-O-Lakes. A super rough go.
Loving this wine right out of the gate. Some swirling in the glass really opened it up nicely. Maintained energy and freshness, while all the while delivering a notable degree of concentration and…
