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2019 94574 Sauvignon Blanc Rutherford Napa Valley 750 ml
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Drink Like the Napa Natives
We love discovering hush-hush local gems, and it doesn’t get more local than the 94574 Sauvignon Blanc, named for the St. Helena zip code that it rarely leaves. Sourced from a single Rutherford vineyard near Alpha Omega and Grgich Hills, it’ll make you understand why St. Helena locals want to keep it as close to Main Street as they can.
When proprietors Dave Berry and Henry Schlangen tapped winemaker Sam Baxter of Terra Valentine to make the single-vineyard 94574, they had Didier Dagueneau’s legendary Silex from Pouilly-Fumé in mind. They tasked Baxter with making a Silex-style wine—a daunting enough prospect, even before Berry and Schlangen dropped the other shoe: They wanted to offer their wine for a fraction of what the late Dagueneau’s three-digit gem commands.
Baxter didn’t run for the hills. He took on the challenge and turned out a classic.
The trio’s lucky break came when an exceptional fruit source came available: the organically farmed San Mateo Ranch in Rutherford, a Cabernet-dominated AVA that has also proven itself an extraordinarily hospitable place for Sauvignon Blanc. San Mateo is planted with two clones of Sauvignon Blanc: Sauvignon Musqué, which provides perfumed and tropical aromatics, and Clone 1, which brings acidity and citrus notes to the 94574.
Consider this your invitation to step into the world of Napa locals. There’ll be plenty of time to make your friends jealous with postcards stamped with the 94574 zip code. Until then, here’s a little bit of Napa terroir for you to take home.