Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Cuvaison
Terroir: For decades, Cuvaison has made estate grown wines from our renowned vineyard in the cool Los Carneros region of Napa Valley. This unique and expansive vineyard is planted on some of the region’s most coveted land, offering a unique combination of rootstock, clone, soil type and exposure. With 40 years experience farming our estate, our team has developed an intimate block-by-block approach to cultivating this special vineyard, resulting in an amazing palette of fruit for crafting our estate grown wines.
Additional Information
In the vineyard: The 2016 season was on pace to be the earliest vintage ever at our Los Carneros estate, continuing a streak of early harvests. However, by mid-July Mother Nature gave us several weeks of cooler than normal weather which moved the vintage back to a normal date range. The overall weather was steady through harvest with some October rains at the close. The wines, though less muscular than the 2015’s, display more weight and opulence and are a bit more precocious. These are wines with fine aromatics and a plush mouthfeel.
Winemaker Notes: “Our Sauvignon Blanc is made entirely from a selection known as Sauvignon Musqué, meaning in addition to the varietal characteristics of Sauvignon Blanc, the Musqué clone is particularly perfumed. Our 2016 displays aromas of kiwi, guava and passionfruit along with more typical notes of lemongrass, boxwood and lime zest. Fermented entirely in stainless steel, with no malo-lactic fermentation the wine is quite bright and crisp on the palate with ample fruit and floral tones with a long, flinty, shimmering finish.” – Steve Rogstad, Winemaker
Technical Details
- Appellation: Los Carneros, Napa Valley
- Winemaker: Steve Rogstad
- Sustainability: Sustainable Practices
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Ttl Acidity: 6.8 g/L
- Sizes Available: 750ml
- Pack Size: 12/750ml
- Varietals: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
