A 100% Sauvignon Blanc in a league with the great whites of the Medoc, this wine is elegant and refined yet lively with scented flavors of peach skins, lemons and other citrus along with metallic minerality and vibrant but not jarring acidity. It was made in stainless steel without malolactic fermentation, and, like all of John Williams’ estate wines, it comes from dry-farmed (no irrigation) organic grapes. I slightly prefer it to Frog’s Leap more-complex but less vibrant concrete-aged version ($55), although I’m sure Williams would disagree.
95 Roger Morris
Frog’s Leap, Rutherford, Napa Valley (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2024 ($30)
By Roger Morris
