2024 Sauvignon Blanc
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"We barrel-ferment our Sauvignon Blanc to highlight its complexity and create a more textural white Bordeaux style wine. This wine's quite distinct from the über-grassy modern Sauvignons, with great structure and beautifully layered fruit." Cristie Kerr
Tasting Notes
The 2024 Kerr Cellars Sauvignon Blanc boasts an exuberant bouquet that features notes of guava, green pear, fresh-cut flowers, and crushed stone. On the palate, it offers an elegant structure that beautifully balances vibrancy and depth, revealing flavors of pear, white fig, and Charentais melon. Its remarkable purity and well-integrated acidity contribute to a long, lingering finish.
Blend
34% Sauvignon Blanc, 56% Sauvignon Musqué, 10% Sémillon
AVA
Napa Valley
Aged
4 months in 100% Neutral French oak
Alcohol %
14.1
Winemaker
Helen Keplinger
Winemaker Notes
Whole cluster pressed and 100% barrel fermented in neutral French oak. Aged sur lie in barrel and stirred once a month. No malolactic fermentation.
Harvest Date
Each lot was harvested in August 2024 during the cool early mornings
Agro Ad Amphorum
Latin Translation: From Soil to Bottle
The Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Musque grapes are grown at the top of Atlas Peak in the wonderful Stagecoach Vineyard, while the Semillon portion is old vines from the historic Tofanelli vineyard in Calistoga.
Philosophy
Our Sauvignon Blanc is more akin to the traditional Bordeaux Blanc, a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Musque and Semillon. Each component offers its unique contribution to the blend - pure fruit from the Sauvignon Blanc, beautiful florals from the Musque, along with rich texture and depth from the Semillon. The wine is barrel fermented in 100% French oak, aged sur lie for 6 months, and stirred monthly to build texture.
