2023 Desire Lines Kick Ranch Sauvignon Blanc
Antonio Galloni has described our Sauvignon Blancs from Kick Ranch as “bright and effusive; a serious wine for the dinner table; beautifully delineated with notable textural richness.” I love that he highlights the textural elements of this wine that we love so much, which indicate just how seriously we regard great Sauvignon Blanc. In 2023, we destemmed a small portion of the grapes and soaked them on skins overnight, before pressing the following morning. The inclusion of this little bit in the blend, with the usual direct press wine, has pushed the citrus and tropical fruit aromatics forward and added a density and richness to the palate that really suits the racy 2023 vintage character. We’re cautious to use even short macerations on white wines because the potassium leached out can buffer the pH upwards, softening the wine, but Kick Ranch is naturally a high acid site and in 2023 we had acid in spades. After spending ten months on fine lees in barrel, including one new barrel from the illustrious Fassbinderei Stockinger in Austria, the wine is exquisitely balanced and mouth-wateringly juicy.
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