2006 KYLIE'S CUVEE, SAUVIGNON BLANC

The Wine
This is our first Sauvignon Blanc from the Musque Clone Vineyard that is planted at the Dutton Home Ranch. Fermented in stainless steel to preserve the truest character of the fruit, this wine is perfect for welcoming the start of a meal or may accompany a wide array of dishes such as Waldorf Salad or Grilled Seafood with a fruit salsa. Bright straw in color, the nose has some soft floral of honeysuckle and peach nectar and star fruit. This medium-bodied wine embraces the clonal character of Musque with a balanced mouth flavor and a long soft finish of pure fruit.

The Vineyard
Dutton Ranch farms over eighty unique, separate vineyards located in the coolest areas of the Russian River Valley, primarily in the sub-appellation known as the Green Valley. Cohen Vineyard is one of the oldest vineyards cared for by Dutton Ranch and was planted in the early 1970’s. It is located at the top of a ridge just north of the town of Occidental on the far western edge of the Green Valley-Russian River appellation.

The Winemaking
The fruit for our Sauvignon Blanc is gently whole cluster pressed. The juice is cold settled, transferred into stainless steel tanks and slowly fermented with cultured yeasts at fifty degrees. This cool temperature fermentation allows us to ferment one brix per day to retain the fresh fruity character of the wine. The wine is fined, filtered and cold stabilized prior to bottling. This wine was bottled at the end of July 2007.

Tech Notes
2006 Kylie's Cuvee, Sauvignon Blanc