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Sauvignon Blanc

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Sauvignon Blanc 2022: Hints of orange zest on the nose, along with lemongrass, slate, a slight herbal note.  These carry into the palate  a little pineapple, apricot. This wine has good weight and delivers a bright, fresh, food-friendly acidity.  The fullness of flavor lingers into a long, fresh and clean finish.

Hand-picked and delivered straight to the winery, the grapes were chilled overnight, whole-cluster pressed, and the cold juice settled. We conducted multiple fermentations based on the different clones and/or location in the vineyard and all wine lots were fermented at cool temperatures of 55-59°F.  This is done to help retain the natural aromas of the grapes and its fresh flavors.  The young wines were then left to develop in tank with the yeast lees (sediment).  The lees were occasionally stirred with the wine to improve the body or weight, accentuate the richness of the mid-palate and enhance the aromatic potential.  Springtime 2023 meant pulling samples from the different fermentations to evaluate and assemble the final blend. As it happens, all the Sauvignon Blanc in this blend is from one clone:  SB 530.  The wine was bottled in April 2023.

Tasting & production notes for ALL Boxwood wines available in online shop.

 

2023

2022

2021

2020

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Orange Zest

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Lemongrass

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Pineapple

PAIRING IDEAS
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Oysters

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Caesar Salad

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Creamy Cheeses

Past Pairings from Boxwood Special Events include: Shrimp Spring Rolls, Savory Mushroom and Parmesan Palmiers, Duchess Potatoes, Spanakopita

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RECOGNITION

2022
90 James Suckling

2021
89 James Suckling

2019
89 James Suckling

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ABOUT BOXWOOD

Boxwood Estate Winery in the Middleburg Virginia AVA, is the fulfillment of a long-held dream by proprietor John Kent Cooke, former owner and president of the NFL Washington Redskins. An admirer and collector of French wines, particularly great Bordeaux, Cooke and his team at Boxwood are committed to making premium red & white wines in the Bordeaux tradition, but with their own, distinct Virginia expression.

Boxwood Winery is located in an area steeped in Revolutionary, Civil War American history and renowned for world-famous horse farms. Today the area is also known as a wine region, Virginia being the fifth largest wine producing state. The Boxwood sustainable vineyards occupy 26.5 acres of the historic landmark farm, and are planted with traditional Bordeaux varietals, predominately Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc & Sauvignon Blanc, all ENTAV certified.