2007 St. Supéry Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

91 points and two stars from the Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine: "This brisk, slightly pungent, intensely varietal Sauvignon Blanc is long on concentrated, kiwi-like fruit and its lack of oak allows its very deep fruit to shine through from beginning to end. It is fleshy and beautifully balanced in a rich and always refreshing style, and it is just the thing for washing down flavorful shellfish preparations. Try it with the likes of savory crab cakes or classic Oysters Rockefeller." (09/08) 91 points from Wine & Spirits Magazine: "The powerful green fruit of this sauvignon needs air to settle down, or a year or two in bottle to mellow. It has the scent of an exotic desert succulent plant, while lime and mineral character develops in the glass. For chicken schwarma and other spicy white meats." (06/08)The St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc is like your favorite chair, book, record or movie: you know it will always be there ready to accept you without hesitation or question. From the onset this is Sauvignon Blanc, unmistakable and pronounced with aromas of gooseberry, musk, lime peel and wet quartz. Vibrant and refreshing the instant it hits your tongue with flavors of Meyer lemon, cut grass and guava with a return of the stony cut found on the nose. Building in ripeness to a tropical styled finish of passion fruit, mango and the bite of quince, this is easy to like and even easier to drink. (Bryan Brick, K&L)