Wine Library Dell Valley Vineyard
2020 Sauvignon Blanc – Dell Valley Vineyard
Sauvignon Blanc
- Vintage2020
- TypeWhite
- AppellationHudspeth County
- VineyardDell Valley Vineyard
When to drink it
Best for cooking
Last tasted April 2025, from bottles kept at 58 to 59°F and out of the light. A bottle stored warmer will be further along than this.
Tasting Notes
Medium-intensity straw in color. Notes of cotton blossom, ripe lemon, green apple skin, apricot, honeysuckle, serrano, sour punch straw, and chalk. Bright acidity, sea salt, vanilla, pink grapefruit, serrano pepper.
Winemaking
Fermented in large 50 HL oak fermenters with 3-4 weeks bâtonnage, then aged in stainless steel for 5 months.
Food Pairing
Shrimp, smoked salmon and dill cream, seared swordfish with spicy chimichurri, and Grana Padano or other aged Italian.
The Vineyard
Hudspeth County
100% Texas grapes from the Dell Valley Vineyard in Hudspeth County, just south of the New Mexico border.
Dell Valley Vineyard, Hudspeth County.