Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Name: St. Supéry - Sauvignon Blanc - 2024
Brand: St. Supéry
Price: 39.8 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

St. Supéry

119,40 €

A lively, intensely fruity Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley. A saline finish that calls for food.

United States

Vin White

13.5%

1 to 5 years

100 % Sauvignon Blanc

750 ml
Set of 3 bottles (75cl)

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This Sauvignon Blanc comes exclusively from the estate's vineyards in the Napa Valley, California. The blend brings together grapes from Dollarhide Estate Vineyard (75%) and Rutherford Estate Vineyard (25%), in the heart of this famous wine valley. Sustainably farmed, these plots yield a white with Californian character, at once fruity, precise and refreshing.

The grapes are picked in the cool morning hours to preserve their aromatic finesse. After pressing, the juice is transferred to tanks, immediately chilled and then settled before fermentation. This takes place at low temperature in stainless-steel tanks to preserve the natural brightness of the fruit. The wine sees no oak ageing.

This wine reveals notes of lime, yellow grapefruit, lemon zest, passion fruit, pineapple, ripe pear, gooseberry, lemon verbena, anise and caper. A touch of sea salt extends this vibrant profile. The palate is juicy and fresh, enlivened by lively acidity, a supple texture and a clean finish with saline accents.

Where are we traveling?

Napa Valley

It lies an hour's drive north of San Francisco, nestled between the Vaca Mountains to the east and the Mayacamas to the west, forming a narrow valley barely 50 kilometres long. The vineyards stretch from the cool, foggy south near the marshes of San Pablo Bay to the hot, enclosed north around the small town of Calistoga, passing through the legendary villages of Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena. The valley's winegrowing history began in the 1830s with George Yount, but it was the Judgement of Paris in 1976 that propelled Napa onto the world stage, when a Chardonnay from Chateau Montelena and a Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars outscored the greatest French crus in a blind tasting. The climate is Mediterranean, hot and dry in summer, tempered by morning fogs that roll in from the bay and sweep up the valley, giving the grapes the cool nights essential to their balance. The diversity of soils is remarkable, from the alluvial deposits of the valley floor to the volcanic rocks of the hillsides, with no fewer than sixteen distinct sub-appellations. Napa Valley has become the world benchmark for Cabernet Sauvignon thanks to opulent, concentrated wines of exceptional longevity, complemented by full, generous Chardonnay, silky Merlot and a handful of Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel that bear witness to the richness of a terroir that has become legendary.

The little history of the country

United States

In the United States, 90% of the wine produced comes from California. It was the influx of gold prospectors into California that boosted the Californian wine industry in the mid-19th century, particularly in Sonoma and Napa. At the start of the 20th century there were 800 wineries. From 1919 to 1933, Prohibition destroyed the vast majority of the Californian wine industry, so much so that by 1933 only 140 wineries were still producing wine. It was not until 1960 that the wine industry began to recover from Prohibition, and California was then known mainly for fortified wines (in the style of Port). It was also in the 1960s that some of the most famous wineries were founded (Mondavi, Heitz Wine Cellars, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, etc.). In 1976 a landmark event took place: the legendary tasting competition better known as the "Judgement of Paris". It pitted the greatest French wines against the American newcomers. On 24 May, an unexpected result shook the wine world when, to everyone's surprise, the United States came out on top. Yet the competition remains fairly unknown to the general public. Today there is no doubt that the United States produces great wines. Although California largely monopolises the reputation of American wines with its excellent Zinfandels, the state of Oregon produces some of the best Pinot Noir in the world and Washington State offers excellent Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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