Wine Enthusiast:  Rated as Excellent, extremely well made and highly recommended. "A generous mix of lime, rock, pineapple, vanilla wafer and still more detailed notes that suggest orange, papaya and lemon verbena. This fine value should be cellarable for up to five years." Nov 2011

Winery:  "Fresh melon, citrus and green apple aromas and flavors persistent across a textured, lengthy finish. This is a crisp, lively wine with concentration and a rich, creamy mouth feel."

Wired For Wine:  Make room in the fridge and wine closet, winelovers, because you are going to want to hoard this crisp and lively (Editor's Choice for-ever) cold weather sipper! Open your first bottle of Novelty Hill Stillwater Creek Sauvignon Blanc and enjoy the delicious citrus and tropical fruit solo. It a terrific aperitif. If you're hungry, there's no shame in setting out a colorful platter of insalata caprese - ripe tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil sprinkled with EVOO, balsamico and a fine sea salt. The lovely concentration, varied fruit, minerality and hint of vanilla wafer give great leeway to the pairing options for this Sauvignon Blanc. Chicken, seafood, shellfish, salads and grilled pork alike will work well. We love olive oil poached salmon next to artichokes braised in Sauvignon Blanc with the mineral side of this stupendous Stillwater Creek. The deliciously smokey flavor of grill-roasted clam linguine and the briney kick it delivers is intoxicating with the vibrant citrus in this Washington white. We can't resist it with pan-roasted Stilton chicken and apples either... Clean those plates and then open another bottle to enjoy with a French Sainte Maure chevre. It's dense, buttery and smooth - in other words, perfect for the textured, lengthy finish of this Columbia Valley white. Time to get your Cheers on, winelovers!

Size:  750ml; cork
Varietal:   95% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Semillon
Alcohol:  13.5%
Aging:     Barrel fermented in all French oak, 30% new. Sur lie aged eight months for richness and a creamy texture. Blended with Semillon to lengthen the finish.
Region:   Columbia Valley, Washington