Kick Ranch, Sauvignon Blanc, 2022

Hailing from a rocky, devigorating site high in the Mayacamas mountains (Fountaingrove AVA, Sonoma side), this is the sort of wine that makes a clear case for the domestic fevour surrounding CA Sauvignon Blanc at the moment. Whole cluster food trodden, fermented and aged in stockinger barrels, where is stays for 10 months sur lie, this is a crisp, mouthwatering, extract laden Sauvignon Blanc with wonderfully lively yet succulent fruit, an intense focussed finish and plenty to chew on throughout. America’s answer to the top barrel fermented wines coming out of the Loire.