If I were to have a complaint about Sauvignon Blancs as a class, it is that they can be too severe (structure! structure! structure!) without the reward one gets from the similar severe whites like Chablis. This Sauvignon is not a great wine, but it is a very nice one – a mellow Sauvignon, more generous, more blowsy and open without being fat and undisciplined. Its fruits are more yellowish in flavors than greenish and much more interesting.
Domaine Curry, Napa Valley (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2023
By Roger Morris