Shannon Ridge “Vigilance” 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Red Hills

Shannon Ridge “Vigilance” 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Red Hills

 

Shannon Ridge is becoming a favorite in Pennsylvania. It’s wines have showed up in so many Chairman Selection offerings, that it’s becoming a annual tradition to review a bottle or two of their wines. This bottling is quite a pleasant surprise, exceeding their very good 2016 Sauvignon Blanc.

I was recently talking to a student in our  Wine Instructor Training Program  about his upcoming presentation. I suggested a geeky bit of history, one that this wine is directly  connected to. The  Sauvignon Blanc clone that is planted across California is called the Wente clone. However, it’s real lineage can be traced back to the famous Chateau d’Yquem in Bordeaux, France. It was “imported” into the USA in 1880, and has been growing here ever since.

The story doesn’t end there, because the vine, know with the name FPS 01 was exported to New Zealand in 1965. It is now the core of the very successful NZ wine trade. Not bad for a 19th century stowaway, eh?

So this bottle is exactly what an SB drinker wants. Bright fresh grapefruit flavors, a touch of exotic citrus, and a touch of snipped chive and strawberry leaf on the nose.

 

 

 

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