2010 "Sybarite" Sauvignon Blanc

2010 SYBARITE, Sauvignon Blanc, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara (3,416 cases produced)

It was a great harvest with lots of fruit and exceptional quality that ripened all at once.  The wine is a blend of 48% Grassini Vineyard, 28% McGinley Vineyards (AKA Westerly Vineyard), 15% Star Lane Vineyard, and 9% Curtis Vineyard fruit.  We have variable skin contact times – depending on the grape, we battonage lees frequently, and there is a small portion that is barrel aged – some in new wood.  The 2011 is a very full bodied wine, with bright flavors, some mineral, tinge of grapefruit, passion fruit, and a lengthy finish.  SYBARITE complements my triumvirate of assemblages: SYBARITE, M5, and ÜBER.  Just like Disney’s Mouseketeers’ we have a little chant:  S Y – ? Santa Ynez Valley, B A R – ?Santa Barbara,  R I T E – ?so right, sybarite, it is good ? for you and me!

Rated 91 points and "Smart Buy" in the August, 2011 isssue of Wine Spectator.

And one of Wine Spectator's TOP 100 wines in the world!