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Massican, Sauvignon Blanc - 2022

Name: Massican, Sauvignon Blanc
Brand: Massican
SKU: 39113
Price: 43.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 39113 750mL

The Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Juliana Vineyard in Pope Valley, one of Napa’s warmest regions. It is fermented in a mix of steel and French oak.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Napa

Producer

Massican

Grape Variety

Sauvignon Blanc

Limited Production: Only 6 bottle(s) per customer

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Staff Pick Notes

I’m going to let you in on my unbelievably amazing pairing of the season. I highly recommend this experience. It doesn’t even require cooking, which is even better. At a recent event I had the pleasure of trying Massican Sauvignon Blanc with a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips. (Insert mind blown emoji here.) Sure, I understand the salty, tangy food plus wine with bright acidity theory, but I never would have put these two together. Perhaps it’s no surprise that Dan Petroski, a California winemaker who focuses specifically on white varieties and puts thought into every aspect of his production process down to the label shade, would produce a wine that’s equally at home on a high-end tasting menu or with an ordinary snack. Not every wine pairing has to be fancy. The proof here is in the bottle and the bag (of chips, in this case).

- BLR

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...