2019 Estate Sauvignon Blanc - Grassini Family Vineyards

Tart gooseberry, mowed lawn, grapefruit flesh. Crunchy green apple, basil leaf, fresh lime. Delightfully bright and nervy bursts of passion fruit, lemon juice, and white nectarine boom with crisp and mouth-puckering intensity within a display coursing with exuberant and thoroughly electric fruit. Flecks of asparagus, spearmint, and grass cascade into frame bringing a series of pleasantly green and vegetal flavors that are balanced by mild floral tones of elderflower and jasmine. Moderate streaks of fresh salinity arrive to further enhance lively freshness while hints of gravel and stony minerality leave lingering impressions of clean earthy delight. Wonderfully youthful, zippy, and linear on the palate while still possessing supringly full and ripe fruit; exhibiting outstanding thirst-quenching tartness that begs to be consumed heavily chilled on a warm day. Medium in body and bounding with pronounced acidity. This 2019 Estate Sauvignon Blanc by Grassini Family Vineyards is a perfectly crisp and refreshing white from Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara.

Though it is known as arguably Santa Barbara's best zone for the production of powerful Bordeaux-style red wine, the appellation of Happy Canyon also shapes a wide range of complex and delicious whites. This bottling, crafted by Grassini Family Vineyards using Sauvingnon Blanc sourced from their estate vineyard in Happy Canyon, beautifully captures the energy, freshness, and drive this region's lovely whites can possess. This wine playfully presents a tart citrus-led fruit profile bolstered by green grassy tones, light floral charm, and pretty earthiness. It is currently bursting with plenty of crisp primary goodness and is undoubtedly ready to enjoy now, although it will likely hold well at this stage for at least a few years. Delicious.