Township 7 Vineyards & Winery 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley, $18
Mary McDermott shines with her second crush on British Columbia’s Naramata Bench, bringing in Sauvignon Blanc from Blue Terrace and Rock Pocket vineyards near Oliver to provide much of what you’d hope for from the Okanagan Valley. Inviting aromas of lime, gooseberry and passion fruit include just a hint of tomcat. There’s an abundance of briskness on the palate with more gooseberry and lime juice, joined by kiwi, starfruit, celery leaf and a long finish of grapefruit. Suggested pairings include summertime salads, creamy chèvre and Pacific Halibut with Grapefruit Beurre Blanc.
Rating: Outstanding!
Production: 898 cases
Alcohol: 13%
Earlier this June Colleen and I did our second tour of some wineries out of Ashland. Wineries in the afternoon and plays at the Shakespeare Festival in the evening. Our last stop coming out of the Applegate Valley was Schultz Winery at your recommendation. It was a pleasant surprise. Greg was in the tasting room with the two dogs and his wife was out working in the vineyard. Colleen found her big buttery Chardonnay! They shipped a mixed case home,
(2 cases flew FREE on Alaska) plus 3 other cases by Fedx for the trip. Two weeks ago you did a Viognier review. You described theirs as “oaky and buttery” so we bought a case. Drank it tonight and it was as advertised! Thanks for the review.
By the way, congratulations on the journalism awards. I am glad that professional persons like yourselfs can be recognized without a printing press running behind them. Things are well at our house and we follow you every week and buy lots of your recommendations.
George and Colleen Hoyt