Wine Spectator:  A "Top 100 Wine of 2009" and rated as Outstanding - a wine of superior character and style. "Key lime, passion fruit, melon and nectarine flavors are ripe, juicy and fleshy, with great intensity, a vivid acidity and terrific focus and clarity."  Aug 2009

Winery:  "Our 2008 Provenance Vineyards Estate Sauvignon Blanc—an exclusive bottling from our stellar winery vineyard—shows off layered aromas of white peach, cantaloupe, caramel, vanilla and nutmeg. Its crisp, dry flavors of tropical fruit and lemon meringue pie are richly textured from sur lie aging. This beautifully balanced wine combines creaminess with fresh acidity that adds vibrancy to the fruit-intense finish."

Wired For Wine: This Provenance Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc will partner with a wide variety of foods.  Try it with roast chicken, grilled pork, fish (particularly with a Meuniere sauce), or raw oysters. It will be delicious with a green salad with asparagus, tomatoes, or goat cheese.  One of our favorites, though, is to pair this Napa white with a recipe from Marcella Hazan:  pan roasted chicken with rosemary and garlic.  Start this comfort meal with a green salad tossed with Boucheron goat cheese.  Pure heaven.

Size:  750 ml
Vintage:  2008
Varietal:  100% Sauvignon Blanc
Ageing:  5 months in French oak
Alcohol:  14.5%
Region:  Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
Production:  719 dozen