Calluna Vineyards Estate Blanc, Sonoma County (2022)

Calluna’s Estate Blanc comes from our 2.5 acre block of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon planted on the northeast slope of the vineyard in 2013. This is a wine of bright acidity, moderate alcohol, and great depth of flavor. These varietals complement each other as the rounder and honey-like tones of the Semillon are a counterpoint to the citrus, mineral and sharper tones of the Sauvignon Blanc.  The barrel fermentation (mostly neutral French oak, about 10% new oak) and barrel aging further harmonize the wine, giving us a graceful wine, which belongs at the table and will potentially age for many years.
"...delivers a very refined bouquet of grapefruit, fresh fig, a touch of beeswax, discreet grassiness, a lovely base of soil and a gentle foundation of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and rock solid at the core, with zesty acids, fine balance and cut and a long, complex finish. This is excellent!"
92+ Points - John Gilman, View from the Cellar
72% Sauvignon Blanc
28% Semillon
708 cases bottled. 13.0% alcohol