Mill Creek Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek Valley Estate 2008
- Winery: Mill Creek Vineyards
- Region: USA » California » Sonoma County » Dry Creek Valley
- Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes:
Pale straw color. Delightful notes of grapefruit and passion fruit with a touch of honeysuckle. Richly flavored with ...
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Fantastic tropical fruit, more in the style of a NZ than a CA. Perfect for a Thai green curry. Read more
Grapefruit, lime and honey aromas...flavors are classic Sauvignon Blanc fruit....the finish is fresh, lively and spicy. Read more
Brilliant straw yellow with green and gold flecks, this wine perfectly demonstrates the ripe end of the spectrum for this varietal. It has aromas o... Read more
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Grapefruit, lime and honey aromas...flavors are classic Sauvignon Blanc fruit....the finish is fresh, lively and spicy.
Brilliant straw yellow with green and gold flecks, this wine perfectly demonstrates the ripe end of the spectrum for this varietal. It has aromas of apple, peach, lemon drop, hay, vanilla, toasted almond, and sage instead of the more pungent herbaceous, grassy notes. On the palate it is medium in body, clean, and soft, rather than zesty and racy, and has melon, apricot, and white peach notes. Oak is very much in the background, and the wine has a citric, prickly quality on the finish. This lovely Sauvignon Blanc would pair easily across a wide range of dishes, including Noques a l’allemande, (dumplings of flour, eggs and butter with pork liver or lean veal that are poached and served with meat and gravy), lavender salt-crusted chicken, Cioppino, duck confit with sorrel puree, new peas, and dried apples, lemon-thyme marinated perch or trout with cardoons, or with your favorite Lean Cuisine selection. Owned and operated by the Kreck family, former grape growers, this small estate produces small lots of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, and this Sauvignon Blanc. Jeremy Kreck is winemaker.
Winemaker's Notes:
The grapes for this wine come from the Sauvignon Blanc block on our estate property. The grapes were hand harvested August 28th, 2008. The sugar was 24.4 degrees Brix and had a pH of 3.32. After settling, the juice was racked then inoculated with QA23 yeast, then fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks at 56º F. The young wine was allowed to sit on the lees for 6 weeks, then racked, filtered and bottled in March of 2009.
Tasting Notes:
Pale straw color. Delightful notes of grapefruit and passion fruit with a touch of honeysuckle. Richly flavored with ripe citrus and hints of tropical fruits. Bright acidity with a medium body and lingering finish.
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500 cases produced.
Aged in Steel.
Chemical Analysis:
| Alcohol: 14.5% | pH: 3.29 |
| Total Acidity: 0.69 grams per liter |
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