More subtle and reserved, its thrilling notes of crushed limes, lemons, sappy flowers, and minerality give way to a medium to full-bodied, deep, layered, multi-dimensional Sauvignon Blanc with tremendous mid-palate depth, bright acidity, and laser-like precision. “The 2019 Sauvignon Blanc Vogelzang Vineyard …just blew me away. Jeb Dunnuck gave the wine 97 points, which really is unheard of for Sauvignon Blanc. The 2019 will drink well upon release, but should age for 12-18 years on its great underlying material. The resulting wine shows classic Vogelzang character of powerful stone fruit, mango and pineapple flavors, with great concentration and texture, but with a laser like spine of acidity and mineral character. In 2019 the grapes were fermented in 100% French oak barrels and cigars (20% new) and aged for 17 months on the lees before bottling. We have leased several acres here since 2009, and our long experience here has paid off, as our farming strategies produce singular wines here. Vogelzang is one of the most celebrated Sauvignon Blanc sites in California. Drink this balanced, elegant, juicy, and just pretty and lively Sauvignon over the coming 4-5 years. The 2020 Happy Canyon received 90 points, and Jeb had this to say about the wine:Ī classic, age-worthy Sauvignon well worth seeking out, the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Happy Canyon from Dragonette offers up a light gold hue as well as a beautiful, Bordeaux Blanc-like array of lemon curd, crushed citrus, white flowers, and chalky minerality. The wine performs well in providing energy and complex flavor, a point made well by Jeb Dunnuck in his yearly reviews (August 2021). We chose lots from each of these vineyards that have a more energetic, taut and lively character, and age these wines for 8 months on the lees in a mixture of 88% used oak and 12% stainless steel. This wine is sourced from spectacular vineyards, each of which creates single vineyard wines that are among the best in California, if not the world. This is our appellation blend Sauvignon Blanc, though that moniker barely tells the story.

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