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Appellation: |
Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District |
Vineyard: |
Miravalle |
Clones: |
Spottswoode |
Varietal: |
100% Sauvignon Blanc |
Aged: |
50% New French Oak Barrels |
Production: |
252 Cases |
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Winemaker Notes |
| This deep yellow/gold colored wine has a rich, concentrated nose of Meyer lemon custard, lime, and red grapefruit along with distinct spicy vanilla. Equally rich and concentrated on the palate, there are layers of lemon, pineapple, and vanilla balanced by acids and a long finish. |
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The 2000 Vintage |
| A relatively dry winter led to warm spring weather and abundant fruit set. Summer was a mix of warm and mild weather with occasional heat spells in late July and mid-August. September and October were very cool and ultimately slowed the ripening and harvesting to a steady pace. Grapes were picked in mid-September with a seductive mix of ripe fruit and balanced tannins. |
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Spring Mountain Sauvignon Blanc |
| First produced in 1993, the grapes now come from two of our vineyards: La Perla and Miravalle, the property originally planted by Tiburcio Parrott in 1885. Miravalle is one of the warmest areas
on the estate, which ensures fully ripened grapes. La Perla is planted meter by meter (high density) and gobelet trained. This wine expresses a richness along with a backbone that enables
this wine to develop complexity for several years after its original release. |
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Spring Mountain Vineyard |
| Originally four individual historic Napa Valley properties, Miravalle, La Perla, Alba, and Chevalier have now been combined to create an 850 acre estate of forest and vineyard on the eastern slopes of Spring Mountain overlooking the small town of Saint Helena. Over 225 acres of the estate are planted to vine, creating 135 separate hillside vineyard blocks each with its own unique soil, exposure, and microclimate. The vineyard is planted in densities of 4,000 vines per acre and trained to the ancient gobelet form, a vertical trellising method that was invented in an earlier millennium by the Romans. |
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