Rising star Kyle Welch worked with this sister site of renowned Elephant Mountain Vineyard to produce a scintillating wine resulting from his first bottling of Sauvignon Blanc. He used one ferment to showcase fruity notes, another to preserve the grape's natural grassiness and then blended them. Mission accomplished. Its classic and complex Sauv Blanc nose offers lime, apricot … [Read more...] about Longship Cellars 2020 Sugarloaf Vineyard Mind and Memory Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, $24
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Township 7 Vineyards & Winery 2017 Blue Terrace Vineyard Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley, $27
Andrew Peller alum Mary McDermott's remarkably expressive work with Sauvignon Blanc begins in the southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia at Blue Terrace Vineyard near the town of Oliver. She made this pick at 22 Brix on Sept. 22. (Harvest for the two lots for her regular Sauvignon Blanc program came a week before and a week later.) For this reserve, she managed seven … [Read more...] about Township 7 Vineyards & Winery 2017 Blue Terrace Vineyard Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley, $27