J.C. Somers Vintner 2021 Sauvignon Blanc, Croft Vineyard, Willamette Valley

J.C. Somers Vintner 2021 Sauvignon Blanc, Croft Vineyard, Willamette Valley

Item Number: 18376

UPC: 0-860003270806

Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Willamette Valley
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: Croft Vineyard
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.5
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Marine sediment

Vineyard Notes: Croft Vineyard is truly one of the top white wine vineyard sites in the Willamette Valley. The vineyard is located southwest of the Eola Hills near the town of Monmouth. The certified organically farmed Croft Vineyard is in the foothills of the coast range and grown in ancient marine sediment soils. The vineyard is dry farmed. Owned by Chancy and Toni Croft and farmed by Lee Croft, Jay Somers has been working with the Sauvignon Blanc since 1999. The 2004 Croft Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc he made won best white wine of the year in Sunset Magazine and has been a little bit of a cult wine ever since. Jay works with 1 acre of the Clone 1 Sauvignon Blanc.

Wine Notes: Fermented in 60% stainless steel and 40% concrete egg, the 2021 vintage is a classic style of Sauvignon Blanc with a purity of fruit, balanced acidity, and focused minerality.

Reviews

  • Wine Enthusiast
    Rating: 94 (11/1/2023)
    (Editors' Choice) Winemaker Jay Somers is a Sauvignon Blanc master who has worked with this vineyard for many years. The intersection of those two facts results in a wine like this, with its electrifying acidity, and aromas of gooseberries, fresh-cut grass and a rhubarb tart. A rhubarb-strawberry combination is graced by a tart tangerine flavor. Absolute torch and twang.