Region: Napa Valley, California

Vintage: 2018

Composition: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

History: Cardinale Estate is a premium-wine producer located in the Oakville sub-region of Napa Valley. The estate is most famous for its proprietary red wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot sourced from AVAs around the area, including from Mount Veeder and Howell Mountain.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is fruity, fresh, and quite gourmand. It reveals notes of exotic fruits (pineapple, passion fruit) and a discreet hint of peach associated with small notes of citrus as well as slight notes of fresh Granny Smith apple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, relatively gourmand and offers a nice freshness, fat, tension, finesse, a small acid frame, and an unctuous matter. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of citrus and exotic fruits (passion fruit, quintette and a hint of mango) associated with slight notes of ripe tangerine and lemon. Good length and beautiful fruity persistence with notes of citrus.