The Messenger Sauvignon Blanc

Tasting notes & discussion 37

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Typically $20/bottle from Art + Farm Wine
Vintage 2018 from Lake County
Available for CA; CO; DC; FL; GA; IL; MA; MI; MN; MO; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; TN; TX; WA; WI
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About Art + Farm Wine
20 years ago in Western Australia, Kat McDonald got the opportunity to work with a craft brewer down under. After three years, she returned to the US along with her husband Rob McDonald, and together they founded Old Bridge Cellars. Though they were importing Australian wines at first, they planted some vineyards in both Australia and Napa Valley, leading to the production of their own wines. Then in 2008, Art+Farm was born as a vehicle for their single vineyard wines, outrageous blends, and Circadia: an exploration of varietals in their truest forms.

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

TASTING NOTES:
“Sauvignon Blanc is our ride or die. It somehow makes most food taste better, but it is seldom the star of the show. If you have a love for Sauvignon Blanc, the chances are you keep it to yourself. It doesn’t demand attention the way some grape varietals do – “taste me and nothing else." Rather its flavors can satisfy with tropical notes when drinking it alone or fall back to soft velvets while you eat your favorite meal. This wine is a soulful chameleon. Constantly changing to blend into the environment, yet if you take the time to notice… a stand-alone superior to most others.” (AbV 13.5%)

BARRELS:
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TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Variations of “don’t shoot the messenger” or at least the sentiment have been round for millennia. There was an unwritten rule in warfare that messengers, emissaries, and envoys of opposing faction were expected to be unharmed. The better version of the phrase that I have now learned is, “Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.” Words to live by.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
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OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
A time machine to re-experience the phenomenon of AOL Instant Messenger.

The Messenger Sauvignon Blanc

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