Current Release
2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Grimm's Bluff Vineyard 750ML
We continue to be smitten with the unique and powerful fruit from Grimm’s Bluff. Painstakingly and biodynamically farmed for top quality grapes, we have expanded our sections here over the last several years. The vineyard produces extremely low yielding, highly concentrated fruit, and we selected three separate blocks (head trained clone 1, VSP clone 1 and VSP musque clone) to increase complexity. The juice from these grapes absolutely demands fermentation and aging in larger format French oak barrels and specially designed cigar shaped barrels, a small portion of which is new (light, long toast). The wood acts like a corset, beautifully shaping the wine as it slowly ages on its lees for upwards of 16 months, depending upon vintage.
In 2018, we aged the wine for 15 months on its lees in French oak of various shapes and sizes (18% new). The resulting wine is tremendous; taut as a gymnast and loaded with rock solid fruit and minerals, with a scintillating spine of round, pleasing acidity that holds the wine aloft on the palate for minutes. We think this wine will age extremely well, 10 to 15 years at a minimum. This wine is extremely limited, only 150 cases were produced.
Galloni 94 points. Jeb Dunnuck 94 points.
Wine Profile
| Vintage | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Size | 750 ml |