• Voss Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is a single vineyard offering from Yountville, CA.
• Planted in 1978, the Morgan Lee Vineyard located in the Yountville Appellation has been farmed organically since 1986.
  

GROWING TECHNIQUES

• The rows are planted to run North to South, which allows prevailing winds to blow through the vineyard, aerating the vines.
• Very little shoot thinning and no leaf pulling to highlight the pure fruit of the grapes and to protect from sunburn.
• We pick at lower sugar levels (18-21 brix ) to highlight fruit and vibrancy in the wine, with the resulting alcohol relatively low – in keeping with our Southern Hemisphere influence.
• The heavy bail clay loam soil in the vineyard is ideally suited for producing grapes of intensely perfumed tropical and citrus fruits with crisp acidity.

WINEMAKING

• Our traditional night harvesting during the cool of the early morning helps to retain the vibrant Sauvignon Blanc aromas and flavors.
• The grapes go through “skin contact” for 24 hours before pressing, which amplifies the intense fruit flavors from the vineyard and helps to develop a lovely texture on the palate.
• The juice is fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks over three weeks with selected yeasts that further enhance the flavors.
• 10% of the wine is placed in barrel, (5% new French oak, 5% older French oak) for four months to add texture to the wine and offset some of the austere characters. The remaining 90% is stainless steel tank fermented.
• After racking and blending, the wine is bottled at Napa Wine Company (custom crush facility) using Stelvin screw cap closures.