Chalk Hill Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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This 2020 Sauvignon Blanc opens with aromas of lemon curd, grapefruit, and white flower. The palate is clean and crisp with flavors of mango and honeydew melon flowing through the long, juicy finish.
Blend: 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 7% Sauvignon Gris, 3% Sauvignon Musqué
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There’s a glistening, jewel quality to this stunning white. Crisp and bright, with juicy peach and melon freshness. Mandarin orange notes bring out an inner sweetness. Aged 41% in stainless steel and seven months in (13% new) French oak, with bi-weekly bâttonage for three months. Sauvignon Gris and Sauvignon Musqué added to the blend. Remarkable taste profile.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Chalk Hill Sauvignon Blanc deftly combines old and new worlds elements. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of ripe melon and savory spices. Pair it with pan-fried lemon-accented crab cakes. (Tasted: March 19, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Features honeysuckle, beeswax and marmalade notes that are rich and aromatic, with Fuji apple, peach, lemon meringue and a whiff of smoke. This has a fresh, crisp acidity that keeps the flavors youthful and juicy. Drink now.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Aged in a combination of French oak and stainless steel, the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc is vibrant with notes of passion fruit, chive, and grapefruit. This continues on the palate, with juicy tropical fruit and orange-cream.
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Made in a weighty, viscous style, this white opens in pea shoot and white flower, and is steely and structured beneath the richness of stone fruit and intensity.
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Perhaps no other winery captures the casual luxury of Sonoma County better than Chalk Hill Estate. Founded nearly four decades ago, this spectacular 1300-acre property features 300 acres of vineyards, wilderness areas, winery, hospitality center, culinary garden, residence, stables, equestrian pavilion, sports fields, fishing and swimming ponds, and guest houses.
The winery's vineyards are thoughtfully woven through the native foliage and contoured to fit the intricate terrain. More than two-thirds of the Chalk Hill Estate remains uncultivated. The higher elevations offer stunning views of the Russian River Valley to the west and the Mayacamas Mountains to the east.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
A Sonoma sub-appellation whose boundaries cover the northeastern corner of the Russian River Valley AVA, the Chalk Hill growing area is named after its unique chalky and white, volcanic ash soils. This terrain has proven successful with white varieties, namely Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc.