Routestock - Route 29 Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (750ml) Bierzo

Routestock - Route 29 Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (750ml) BierzoAn explosive nose of figs, honeydew melon and wild sage. The wine is expansive in the mouth with flavors of baked fig, nectarine, melon, and lanolin from the addition of Semillon. The wine is supple, rich, warm, and yet still quite crisp with wonderfully fresh acidity. The aftertaste lingers and lingers urging on the next sip!

became a reality in 2019 when the directors of Wellington Wines gave me the green light to produce a limited quantity under my own label

The vineyard's southern exposure gives the grapes perfect maturity at the same time as the Grands Crus of Corton

it’s a wild place

cassis and mineral flavors finished with spicy and yet silky tannins

like the Vintage Port

with hints of mint and soft ruda

And ours is the best

Rich in tradition

this is a toasty

with notes of marzipan and a mineral finish

The Defaix family is a fourth generation of a family of vine-growers rich in personality

Swartland and Glenrosa soils formed out of underlying shale along the Kasteelberg mountains