Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Sauvignon Blanc 2021
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The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc is a food friendly wine that pairs well with crab cakes, fresh oysters, grilled sole with lemon, and herb-roasted chicken breast.
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Primarily sourced from ancient seabed soils off the Santa Margarita Ranch, this thrilling white has loads of energy. Kiwi, grapefruit, pear, and lemon sorbet mingle with chalky tonality. It offers a clean finish, good acidity, and laden with honeysuckle.
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Green pear peels and fresh pear flesh aromas invite the nose into this bottling, always a great expression at a fair price. It's super zippy on the palate, with likable flavors of yellow apple and green herb.
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Very pretty, with a core of lemon blossom overtones and ripe pear and Fuji apple flavors on an elegant, juicy frame. Features fresh herbal accents of lemon verbena and thyme on the finish. Drink now.
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We are a family-owned winery specializing in estate-grown wines from Margarita Vineyard, the southernmost vineyard in the Paso Robles appellation on California’s Central Coast.
Just look at a map of Paso Robles wineries and at the very southern tip you will find our Vineyard. Here, amid the rugged Santa Lucia mountain range just 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean, Margarita Vineyard stands alone as the only vineyard in its vicinity, and thus the only vineyard to benefit from the extraordinary growing conditions of the area. Margarita Vineyard resides in the historic Santa Margarita Ranch, which was first planted to vines by Franciscan missionaries in 1774.
Ancient Peaks and Margarita Vineyard are owned by three longtime local winegrowing families—the Filipponis, Rossis and Wittstroms—who are actively involved in the daily operations of the vineyard and winery. Ancient Peaks wines are crafted under the guidance of Mike Sinor, a local winemaking veteran and one of the highest-rated winemakers on the Central Coast.
Ancient Peaks implements numerous sustainable viticultural practices to ensure natural quality in their wines while protecting the rich, native environment surrounding the Margarita Vineyard. Their practices have earned SIP (Sustainability in Practice) Certification for Margarita Vineyard, the leading standard for viticultural sustainability.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
Composed of steep mountain slopes of ancient Salinas River origins at 900 to 1,400 feet in elevation, Santa Margarita Ranch is in the southern portion of the greater Paso Robles AVA.