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2024 Merryvale Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley

Wine Specs

Vintage

2024

Varietal

Sauvignon Blanc

Appellation

Napa Valley

3.2

Alcohol %

Description

Winemaking

Sourced from three excellent vineyard sites, the fruit was hand harvested on multiple dates to enhance complexity and made with a combination of whole cluster bunches directly pressed and destemmed grapes macerated over night. The wine was fermented in concrete tank, 320L neutral French oak cigars and 75 gallon stainless steel barrels. A time honored and labor intensive technique, barrel fermentation unlocks the potential of Sauvignon Blanc to be both luscious and precise. We barrel ferment and age in small lots, using different barrel sizes and shapes to layer texture and flavor. Large format 320L neutral French oak and 75 gallon stainless steel barrels provide an outstanding platform to let the purity of the fruit shine. A small portion was fermented and aged in concrete to enhance minerality and complexity.

Tasting Notes

Complex aromatics burst from the glass showing notes of kaffir lime and green peppercorn, and also displays the complexity from the multiple pick dates and vineyard sourcing by transitioning into apricot and white peach with hints of honeydew melon and lychee. On the palate, the wine opens with a bright fresh entry then shows a creaminess and slight richness pointing to the lees stirring during barrel aging and the overnight skin maceration. The wine ends with a long, crisp finish and hints at a slight grapefruit pith texture urging another sip. Drink now or over the next 5 years.

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes

Our Sauvignon Blanc is a very small, hand-crafted and artisan produced wine. The techniques used go back to the time Winemaker Simon Faury spent in Bordeaux working for one of the most renowned Sauvignon Blanc and white wine producers in the world, Domaine de Chevalier. First we use the basket press, which delivers very low yields but extracts at low pressure giving us only the best juices—the clearest with the highest acidity. The result is a rich, deep Sauvignon Blanc with aromas of stone fruit, citrus, guava and grapefruit. Fresh and lively on the mouth, this wine is very balanced with a nice weight and freshness overall. The finish is very floral with a touch of savory herbs.

Vineyard Notes

Sourced from a very rocky block of Juliana Vineyards in the Napa Valley.

Winemaker Notes

One third of the wine was macerated for 10 hours and two thirds of this wine went directly into a basket press and was slowly pressed at low pressure. As we press we fill barrels and not tanks. We finish the press cycle with not only one or two juice lots but with sixteen! Each barrel that was filled was then racked on its own and returned to the same barrel for fermentation. Fermentation lasted 3-4 weeks and the wine was aged in 10% new French oak barrels without racking on its full lees until bottling. We used 85-gallon cigar barrels that provided better lees contact and a much softer integration of the oak to the wine. The result is body and texture rounding out the palate and added complexity to the flavors and aromatics.