Region: Napa Valley, California

Composition: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

History: Cervantes Family Vineyards is a 1,100-acre ranch on the eastern edge of Napa Valley’s last frontier, marking the highest-profile project where winemaker Andy Erickson (Favia, Dalla Valle, Mayacamas, Arietta and formerly of Screaming Eagle, Harlan and Staglin) and Xavier Cervantes family are growing textbook wines on the hillsides of Napa Valley. Where wild deer and bears still roam, lending the feel of an unexplored wild frontier to these elegant and polished wines.

Tasting Notes:

“Cervantes’ Palomino Sauvignon Blanc opens with seductive notes of white peaches, fresh grapefruit, and lemon drops, giving way to nuances of coriander seeds, beeswax, elderflower, and linden blossoms. The medium to full-bodied palate plays off gracefully, delivering layers of citrus, stone fruit, and floral notes with a perfect backbone and wonderfully satiny texture, finishing with great length” – Independent Wine