Realm Cellars The Bard Riverbound Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Rare new Sauvignon Blanc from Realm Cellars. Limited. Realm has been sourcing fruit from Tom Gamble for several years. Over a long lunch in Yountville last winter, they convinced him to let us bottle the wine from his fruit separately. This wine comes from the Preston 23 clone in the Cook block and the Musque clone from the  onfluence block. Various lots spent time in neutral oak foudres, concrete eggs and stainless steel and were blended together for the final bottling. The name Riverbound is a reference to the vineyard being surrounded on its west side by the Napa River and its east side by Conn Creek. These water bodies combine to retain fog during the growing season for longer hours compared to neighboring vineyards. Lemon, lime, kiwi, fresh tropical notes, white peach. A fairly full-bodied midpalate forSauvignon Blanc. Brightness lifted by a crisp finish. This is the kind of wine we call “crushable”. 100% Sauvignon Blanc

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