Stolpman - Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (750ml) Galego Dourado

Stolpman - Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (750ml) Galego DouradoIts All About the Limestone! The great Sauvignon Blanc vineyards of the Loire Valley lie on white rock, so we decided to plant an experimental 2 acre block on our Limestone outcropping back in 1999. After selling the grapes to other winemakers for a few years, Stolpman bottled its first Sauvignon Blanc from the 2008 vintage. We fell in love with the wine and have since grafted and own rooted 8 more acres. After a few years of selling out before

Layers of blackberry jam

Racked and cold stabilized

and tangerine to rose

Ian and Heather Brand founded I Brand Family Wines in Central Coast California in 2008

shellfish and white meat

A short heatwave in early September brought on the relatively compressed harvest

The 2022 is equal parts Grenache and Syrah that was destemmed and brought up all in tank

it comes closest in my mind to the estate 2010

The signature of that hang time in this wine is the clean

round and very smooth

pastas and grilled roast beef or pork

fruitier expression of the variety bursting in violet and black cherry with firm tannins that add length