Charles Krug Sauvignon Blanc

Description

THE WINE Our Sauvignon Blanc is night picked and cold fermented in stainless steel tanks to emphasize the aromatic potential of the grape. Bright, crisp acidity with grapefruit, passionfruit, and lime aromatics are the signature elements of our style.THE VINTAGE Most notably, the 2015 vintage for Napa Valley was earlier to start, earlier to finish, and resulted in much lower tonnage than recent years. The weather played a significant part; most of our rain fell in December of 2014, and the following months were much drier and by mid summer, warmer than usual.The whole grape growing cycle continued to be a little early; we picked Sauvignon Blanc a few days earlier than last year, and we finished with the Cabernet about a week earlier. Other growers experienced a more dramatic shift, some completing their red harvest in early September. We have a number of Cabernet vineyards that are slower to ripen, so an early season like this was sort of just right for us, with long hang time, good maturation, and dry weather until the end.After three seasons of high yield, we were due for a correction, and between some cooler weather during set in May, and possibly less water in the soil due to the lack of rain, we did harvest significantly less fruit. However, all the virtues of a smaller cropsmall berries, concentrated flavors, good aromaticsare present in the wines. – Charles Krug Winery Peter Mondavi Family