2002 Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley
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Bright, pale color. Restrained aromas of white plum, grapefruit pith and lemon drop. Dense and broad but also bright and dry, with brisk, deep citrus flavors carrying through to a long, ripe finish.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The delicious 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, a blend of 85% Sauvignon and 15% Semillon, is one of California’s more elegant examples. It offers notes of flint, figs, melons, and background spice. This exquisitely detailed, well-proportioned, medium-bodied white bursts from the glass. Enjoy this food friendly 2002 over the next 1-3 years. Tel. (707) 963-0134; Fax (707) 963-2886
About the producer
Spottswoode is one of those rare Napa estates whose reputation rests less on volume or spectacle than on persistent exactitude. Set on the western edge of St Helena, where the Mayacamas rise and afternoon breezes temper the valley’s warmth, the vineyard occupies a favoured pocket of the appellation.