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“St. Supéry’s Michael Scholz points out that the drink window for Sauvignon Blanc depends on the style of the wine. Of the winery’s three bottlings, only its Virtú Napa Valley (90, $35) is intentionally styled to age more extensively in order to showcase the Sémillon in the blend. Scholz prefers shorter drink windows for the other two: from three to 15 months after bottling for the Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2018 (90, $22) and from six to 18 months for the Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Dollarhide 2018 (92, $35). The Dollarhide also incorporates some barrel fermentation and sur lie aging, potentially leading the wine to take on some signs of maturity. “I like this window a lot,” he says. “The wine shows some softening and width, with really nice complexity.”
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May 31, 2020