Lonesome Spring Ranch Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled goat cheese crostini, roasted herb-crusted chicken
✨ Technical Specifications
Kerloo Cellars' Lonesome Spring Ranch Sauvignon Blanc is a compelling expression of Washington State white wine, sourced from the warm, arid Yakima Valley. Winemaker Ryan Crane utilizes fruit from Lonesome Spring Ranch, a vineyard highly regarded for its diverse soils and intense sun exposure, balanced by cool desert nights. To craft a Sauvignon Blanc with exceptional texture and complexity rather than simple, one-dimensional grassiness, Kerloo often employs concrete egg fermentation and aging in neutral French oak. This approach preserves the grape's vibrant, high-toned acidity while introducing a creamy, mineral-laden mouthfeel. The result is a wine that bridges the gap between the flinty precision of Sancerre and the ripe, tropical fruit profile of the New World.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane, Kerloo Cellars takes its name from the echoing call of the sandhill crane, symbolizing Crane's calling to craft authentic, terroir-driven Washington State wines. After studying viticulture and enology in Walla Walla and honing his cellar craft at Forgeron Cellars and Va Piano Vineyards, Crane built Kerloo around meticulous fruit sourcing from esteemed, sustainably farmed vineyard sites spanning the Walla Walla Valley, Yakima Valley, and Columbia Gorge. His cellaring philosophy prioritizes minimal intervention, foot-treading, native fermentations, neutral oak, and concrete maturation to highlight purity of site and varietal transparency. Kerloo built a devoted following for its cool-climate Rhone-style expressions and vibrant single-vineyard bottlings, including Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay, Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, and single-site Grenache, Syrah, and Grenache Rosé from benchmark crus like Upland and Painted Hills.
🍇 Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc