Grieve 2011 Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley)

Country: US /
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc California
Winery: Grieve / Napa Valley

This 100% Sauvignon Blanc aspires to the New Zealand style of crispness and dryness. It succeeds on both levels, with fruity, oaky flavors of lemons, limes and honeydew melons. There’s a strong note of gooseberries that make the wine tread a careful balance between ripeness and greenness. It’s ripe, but just barely.