Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed fresh, within 1 to 3 years of the vintage release, to fully appreciate its vibrant fruit profile and crisp acidity.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh goat cheese salad, grilled white fish with herbs, or raw oysters.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Robert Mondavi was a visionary who fundamentally reshaped the landscape of California winemaking. In 1966, he established his namesake winery in Oakville, Napa Valley, with the goal of producing wines that could compete with the finest in Europe. At the time, Sauvignon Blanc in California was often sweet and poorly regarded. Mondavi revolutionized the variety by dry-fermenting it and, in 1968, famously rebranding a barrel-aged version as 'Fumé Blanc'—a nod to France's Pouilly-Fumé. The classic Robert Mondavi Winery Sauvignon Blanc celebrates this rich heritage, showcasing a bright, expressive style. Sourced from premier California vineyards, it typically blends vibrant Sauvignon Blanc with a small percentage of Sémillon for added body. Fermented primarily in stainless steel to preserve its crisp, natural acidity, a portion is often aged on its lees to introduce a subtle, creamy complexity, resulting in a wine defined by notes of lemongrass, green apple, and melon.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Vingården blev grundlagt i 1966 af den californiske vinpioner Robert Mondavi og blev startskuddet til Napa Valleys store renæssance efter forbudstiden. Ejendommen er centreret omkring den historiske vingård i missionsstil, tegnet af Cliff May, men dens sande hjerte banker i Oakvilles berømte To Kalon Vineyard. Vinmarken ligger på en veldrænet alluvial kegle af grusholdig lerjord for foden af Mayacamas-bjergkæden, hvor markante dag-til-nat-temperaturudsving og kølige vinde fra havet sikrer optimal fænologisk modenhed sideløbende med en rank og spændstig syre. Under ledelse af Director of Winemaking Kurtis Ogasawara drives vinavlen med et kompromisløst fokus på bæredygtighed, hvilket understreges af den officielle CCOF-økologicertificering af de centrale parceller i To Kalon. Vinifikationen forener klassisk europæisk finesse med californisk generøsitet via temperaturstyret gæring, lagring på franske egetræsfade og en minutiøs parcelleret tilgang. Huset er verdenskendt for at have skabt den skelsættende tørre Fumé Blanc – herunder fra de ældgamle, rodægte buskvine på den legendariske I Block – samt for sine arketypiske Napa Valley- og To Kalon Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignons.