Rombauer Sauvignon Blanc

”introduced with the 2014 vintage our napa valley sauvignon blanc marks an exciting milestone for rombauer vineyards – the first new varietal introduced in more than 20 years and only the second white wine in our 35-year history. Vineyards the fruit for this wine comes from four carefully selected sites in napa valley offering lots of sunshine yet moderate temperatures – ideal conditions for growing sauvignon blanc. Winegrowing a cool spell in august stalled harvest a bit at the outset but a warm september brought a mad dash to the finish. 2016 brought another high-quality vintage despite small volumes for some varietals due to cool rainy weather at flowering. Sustainable farming practices throughout the growing season were tailored to each block with the assistance of aerial photos produced using ndvi (normalized difference vegetation index) technology. The fruit was hand-picked at dawn and sorted in the vineyard. Winemaking the grapes were gently whole-cluster pressed while