| Producer | Simi Winery |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Sonoma County |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 10189 |
| Size | 750ml |
TASTING NOTES
This brilliantly clear, pale-straw-colored Sauvignon Blanc is bright and crisp. The wine opens with complex aromas of fresh mown hay, green papaya, lime, passion fruit, pink grapefruit, green apple, lemon grass, honeysuckle, and wet stone. Refreshing flavors of lime, tangerine, grapefruit, and white peach follow. The finish is long and full with green citrus and minerality.
FOOD PAIRINGS
SIMI Chef Kolin Vazzoler suggests pairing this wine with goat cheese ravioli with spiced tomato sauce, crab gazpacho, mussels Provençal, or smoked salmon with capers, lemon, and red onion. It’s also a great apéritif with prosciutto and melon, goat cheese, or raw oysters.
VINEYARD NOTES
2016 was a great growing season for white varietals. A mild spring with light rains and good weather at an early flowering set up an extended growing/ripening season. Moderate to warm temperatures—88–95˚F during the day with cool nights and foggy mornings—allowed for slow, gentle ripening, giving full fruit expression while maintaining brilliant minerality. Harvest lasted about one month, commencing on August 22 and wrapping up on September 19. Brix at harvest was between 20.4 and 25 degrees.
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