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Grgich Hills Fume Blanc Napa Valley 2013 750ML

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Retail: $39.99
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You Save: $10.00 (25.0%)
    Points to Purchase:600
    Points Earned:30

    This Wine Is Rated:

    • WS 88 Points

    Vintage:
    2013 was a beautiful vintage with the consistent sunshine and moderate temperatures that grapes love. After a wet start to winter in 2012, spring was warmer than usual, triggering an early bud break and flowering and fruit set under sunny skies. With only one heat spike in late June/early July, Napa’s typical warm days and cool nights produced healthy vines. We started harvesting about two weeks earlier than usual and never seemed to stop with grapes coming in at a steady pace.

    Vineyard:
    Our Sauvignon Blanc grapes come from our American Canyon and Carneros vineyards in the southern tip of Napa Valley, near San Francisco Bay. The clay soils retain water, allowing us to dry farm and the coolness slows ripening and retains acidity, so the grapes develop a crisp liveliness that is impossible to achieve in warmer areas. About 80% of our Sauvignon Blanc is planted to the Musqué clone, which provides elegant floral aromatics. We farm all of our vineyards naturally, without artificial pesticides or herbicides, and they are certified organic.

    The Wine:
    Relying on naturally-occurring yeasts, we fermented 80% of the grapes in 900-gallon French oak casks, called foudres, with the remainder in previously-used small French oak barrels. We then aged the wine six months on its lees (the spent yeast) in neutral barrels. The combination of the right clones and cool growing region produced juicy tropical fruit and lemongrass flavors with a touch of minerality at the end of a long finish that are perfect with a wide range of food, including grilled fish, goat cheese salad and spicy Mexican or Asian cuisine. Enjoy!

    Time in Oak: 6 months on lees in neutral barrels

    TA: 7.4 g/L
    pH: 3.13
    Alc: 14.1%


    Juicy and bright, this offers mouthwatering lemon, lime and pear flavors, with accents of green apple, papaya and melon. Drink now. 13,844 cases made.–MW - Wine Spectator Magazine 88 Points