Shannon Ridge Sauvignon Blanc - $12.99

Wine Details

Price: $12.99
Producer: Shannon Ridge
Region: Lake County
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors: gooseberry, grass, lime
  • White Wine
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Product Description

  • We present this 2007 Sauvignon Blanc as a preview to a wonderful 2007 vintage of wines from Shannon Ridge. Enjoy the cool crisp Sauvignon Blanc on a hot summer day as a reprieve from the heat for the mind, body and soul as I recall a snowy winter day in January up at the Shannon Ridge ranch. Cheers! Tasting Notes: Color: Pale Gold, light straw Aroma: Citrus, lemon/lime, mild guava spice, with a slightly grassy lifted note Flavor: Citrus grapefruit and white peach Texture: Lively acid, crisp and clean with a smooth well balanced finish

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
WineSpectator - 87 Details: Classic grass, gooseberry and zingy lime flavors have a zesty acidity and a hint of pea blossom and passion fruit. Drink now. 2,000 cases made. – 2006 WineSpectator
CGCW - 87 Details: Intense varietal grassiness is the strong suit of this comparatively lean and briskly balanced bottling, but the wine also shows a fruity side with suggestions of green figs and kiwi just beneath its plentiful herbs. Its leanings to firmness call for service with shellfish, and it will make a particularly fine partner to a bowl of steamed mussels. 2006 CGCW gooseberry, grass, lime
WineAndSpirits - 91 Details: An intriguing style of sauvignon, this is as fat as a scallop, with a leesiness that brings toasted rice to mind. While the texture is broad, the flavors are cool, clean and spicy. It's a balanced white that would work well with wasabi-spiked sushi. 2006 WineAndSpirits
WineEnthusiast - 84 Details: Dry, tart in acidity, and whistle-clean, this is a nice apéritif-style wine. It has lemon rind flavors and a brisk finish. 2003 WineEnthusiast
CGCW - 85 Details: Hard-charging herbs and suggestions of stewed greens lend a clear varietal stamp to this one, but despite its early impressions of ripeness and mass, the wine is never especially fruity and it grows increasingly coarse and it tapers away to a slightly stiff, acid-framed finish. 2003 CGCW lemon

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Mozzarella, Feta, Goat Cheese, Parmesan, Ricotta, Swiss, Fondue
Red Meat Pork Chops, Pate or Liver, Liver
Poultry & Eggs Chicken w/Lemon, Chicken Stir Fry
Vegetables Artichokes, Asparagus Quiche, Roasted Asparagus
Fruits & Nuts Citrus Fruits, Mango Salsa
Vegetables Roasted Sweet Peppers, Salad, Spinach, Tomato
Fish or Shellfish Ceviche, Salmon with Lemon
Sauces Vinaigrette, White Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices Anise, Fennel Seed, Tarragon, Basil, Cilantro, Coriander, Curry, Dill, Thyme
Spicy Food Yakisoba
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Wine Terms

Name Value
Sauvignon Blanc Comes mostly from California, France, New Zealand, and South Africa. Its highly acidic wines are often suggestive of herbs or grass. Light to medium bodied and usually dry, European versions are generally not oaky while California Sauvignon Blanc can take on many of the qualities of Chardonnay. France has two classic wine regions for the Sauvignon Blanc gape: Bordeaux and the Loire Valley The Bordeaux wine is called Bordeaux Blanc and the two best known of the Loire wines are called Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé. In Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blanc is sometimes blended with Sémillon.
United States Wineries exist in all fifty states, but the most predominant (and best) wine comes from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State, with New York gaining a foothold in the industry. American wines make up about 75% of all wine sales in the US. The appellation system uses the term AVA (American Viticultural Area) to determine where wines were produced, but grape varieties can be planted anywhere in the country. American wineries generally use varietal labeling, and government regulations require that the variety on the label must make up at least 75% of the blend (in Oregon it’s 90%). The words reserve, special selection, private reserve, classic, and so on have no legal definition in the US. Some wineries use these terms to indicate their better wines; others use the words as a marketing tool to move lower quality wines off the shelf.
California California produces the majority of wine made in the United States. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir dominate the wine production in California, but many other varietials thrive in the California climate. Many fine wines are produced in California using Mediterranean grapes.
Lake County Lake County is one of the smaller inland wine regions in California. Surrounded to the west by Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, and to the south by Napa Valley, Lake County's small concentration of vineyards lie in the Clear Lake AVA. The vineyard's here are nestled between steep hills to the west the lake shore. Main varieties grown in this area are Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel.

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