Nose
The inaugural vintage of our Estate Collection Sauvignon Blanc
opens with alluring stone fruit aromas and lifted notes of pear
and pineapple.
Palate
While displaying a crisp entry, this is a complex
wine with a creamy mid-palate and refreshing flavors of
honeydew melon, guava and peach.
Growing Conditions
The Estate Collection is a series of limited-production wines
available only at the Raymond Estate. Sourced from our finest
estate vineyards and longtime vineyard partners, each wine
represents our winemaking team’s commitment to crafting wines
worthy of our five generation winemaking legacy in Napa Valley.
The grapes for our Estate Collection Napa Valley Sauvignon
Blanc are grown in two vineyards – our estate vineyard in Jameson
Canyon and a vineyard in the Oak Knoll District along Big
Ranch Road. The grapes sourced from Jameson Canyon, just east
of Carneros, spend afternoons in temperatures warmer than the
valley floor, but the mornings and evenings are spent in fog with
cool, marine breezes ultimately helping to evenly ripen the grapes.
This area is ideal for producing Sauvignon Blanc with crisp, clean
mineral flavors with hints of melon. The vineyard in the Oak
Knoll AVA thrives in the moderate and cool temperatures for
which the region is recognized. The alluvial soil of the vineyard is
comprised of loamy top soil which gives the way to rocky subsoil.
Winemaking
After whole cluster pressing the grapes, the juice was fermented in
a combination of stainless steel tanks and stainless steel barrels
with 100% native fermentation.
Aging
The wine was aged for 4-6
months to provide complexity while preserving the delicate nature
of the varietal.
