2023 Reserve Assemblage Blanc

Vintage	2023
Varietal Composition	58% Sémillon and 42% Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation	Livermore Valley
Aging	Stainless Steel & Fermented
Alcohol	14.00%
Volume	750 ml
Cases Produced	850
Artificially Carbonated	No
Sparkling Wine	No

The Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grapes are grown in our Estate Block 20 along the Arroyo Mocho just East of Concannon Blvd and South Livermore Ave. This site has well-drained gravelly silt loam derived from river sediments. Here, the vines are naturally stressed from the gravelly loam that encourages deep root growth resulting in complex f lavor development in the fruit. The vineyard’s north-south orientation allows the vines to savor hours of warm sunshine during the long growing season as well as the cooling evening breezes from the San Francisco Bay.

The vintage was marked by abundant rains that nourished the soils before a cooler spring and summer created a long growing season. The grapes matured at a slow and steady pace, until many varietals ripened simultaneously, prompting a compressed harvest that kicked off on September 13th, the latest start we’ve seen since 2011. One of the finest vintages in years, 2023 yielded superb fruit with great f lavors along with concentrated and balanced acids at lower sugar levels.