A Tuesday In February/White wines from Davis Bynum/Greg Morthole

We have decided to open another great white wine from Sonoma County's Davis Bynum Winery.Let's check out the website and relive a little more of the vast history of this fabled winery. Davis Bynum is distinguished as the first winery to produce a single vineyard Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley. The vintage was 1973 and the grapes were from Joe Rochioli’s now prized vineyard. Today, more than thirty years later, the heritage of Davis Bynum lives on through hand crafted single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown in Russian River Valley. VineyardIn 2012, we started talking about replanting the Sauvignon Blanc at our Garfield Ranch with Pinot Noir. But, because the Sauvignon Blanc from Garfield has been a favorite of ours over the years, and because of the history of Davis Bynum having made a Sauvignon Blanc in the past, we were interested in hanging on to a small piece of the Garfield Ranch. We decided to harvest part of the Garfield vineyard separately – a great patch of ground for producing distinctive Sauvignon Blanc. As a tribute to Davis Bynum’s lovely wife, we are calling that five acres of Sauvignon Blanc Virginia’s Block. This block has stony and clay based soils made of shallow, fast draining Huichica loam. The Harvest A mild winter and relatively dry spring encouraged an early bud break at Virginia’s Block. The 2013 growing season overall was very warm and would have promoted an early harvest, but we left extra canes on each vine, and the higher yields in the Virginia’s Block kept the ripening at an even pace until we were ready to pick on September 20th. We have opened this wine and the chardonnay from Davis Bynum,and the food just came to the table. The 2013 Davis Bynum Sauvignon Blanc opens with hints of minerality intermingled with flavors and aromas of tropical fruit, melon and an underlying citrus tone. The wine has a fresh/bright acidity that harmonizes perfectly with notes from time spent in neutral oak that adds a richness to the wine. This wine pairs well with crab salad, stuffed endives, spinach salad with mango and goat cheese, and mild cheeses. I'm glad you decided to join us,please have a seat,and enjoy our next feature!Cheers! Click here and join us!We have poured you a glass of SB and Chardonnay.