2. Ziata Sauvignon Blanc 2018
When it comes to richer, riper styles of Sauvignon Blanc, then California is a good place to go, and for finer expressions, the state’s famous Napa Valley in particular. So it was pleasing to find out that one of just two Masters awarded in this year’s Sauvignon Blanc competition went to a wine from Napa.
This brilliant Sauvignon Blanc is called Ziata, after Mary Annunziata, who was the grandmother of the wine brand’s founder, Karen Cakebread. Using grapes from a range of sites across Napa – and one in neighbouring Sonoma – it has layers of fruit flavours depending on the conditions of the vineyards where the Sauvignon is grown. This lends the wine a wonderful mix of characters, from peach and passion fruit to orange and grapefruit, ensuring it has some weighty textural mouthfeel, along with the classic citrus zip that makes Sauvignon so refreshing.
Wine: Ziata Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2018
Region: Napa Valley, California
Country: The US
Made by: Trinchero Family Estates
Medal: Master – The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2019
Approximate retail price (UK): £20
