2024 AS YOU WERE RESERVE
Sauvignon Blanc
93 Points! - Jonathan Cristaldi
“Entirely barrel-fermented in large-format neutral oak, with partial malolactic fermentation to round out the acid bite. The result is a full-bodied, silky, satiny, and downright seductive white. All that palate texture comes from the oak aging, yet there’s no overt oak character. The wine remains bright, zippy, and zesty, layered with floral and citrus notes, creamy orchard fruit, and a long, saline-mineral, crushed-almond finish.
Grab as much as you can.”
M.P. Fowler’s Notes:
The As You Were Reserve Sauvignon Blanc is a 100% barrel fermented and aged Sauvignon Blanc from the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA. We use large format neutral oak barrels for our reserves to dampen any oak characteristics while introducing the wine to small amounts of oxygen and allowing it to rest on its lees in order to round out the acidity and provide a fuller mouthfeel. For the 2024 vintage we introduced 33% of the wine to malolactic fermentation, which further rounded the acidity and provides a wonderfully full, silky mouthfeel while maintaining all the lovely Sauvignon Blanc notes we know and love from Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara.
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