Aperture Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc 2023 NO20230809 Pinot Meunier

Pinot Meunier

and still says he considers himself more Burgundian than Champenois

This is the world's first vine-to-bottle fresh fruit liqueur that remains shelf-stable—no artificial colors

He now stands in a quietly legendary lineage: Foucault (of Clos Rougeard) to Guiberteau to Stater-West

foot-trodden in lagares

Aperture Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc 2023 NO20230809 Pinot MeunierMost California Sauvignon Blanc chases zippy, stainless steel crispness. Jesse Katz went the other way. Inspired by white Bordeaux, where he spent time at Chateau Haut Brion, Aperture's version blends in 20% Semillon and finishes fermentation slowly in French oak and concrete, resting on the lees for texture. The other 80% is Sauvignon Blanc drawn from cool Sonoma sites, and the barrel is seasoning, not the main event. The payoff is a white with real