Bianca’s White is an expressive blend of multiple vintages with exceptional depth and character. Each varietal (Sauvignon Blanc & Semillion) was aged in white Bordeaux French oak barrels and stirred on the lees to enhance the richness and complexity. This release is ready to enjoy today and has the potential to age ten years or more since no malolactic fermentation was allowed. It also welcomes our sister, Bianca, into our 5th generation family of winemakers.
We’ve been in the wine business a long time, so we enjoy reminiscing about some of our “family firsts”, especially this one, our first Napa Valley release. The N.A.P.A. portion of the wine’s name represents the 5th generation of Scotto vintners: my brothers and sisters Natalie, Anthony, Paul (me), and Anne. Bianca’s White is named for our youngest sister, who has recently joined us on our wine adventure.
Specs
Varietals: 62% Sauvignon Blanc & 38% Semillion
Appellation: Napa Valley
Alcohol: 14.1%
Total Acidity: 0.63%
pH: 3.19
Residual Sugar: 0.05%
Winemaker: Paul Scotto
What’s Included
6-bottles:
6x NV NAPA by N.A.P.A. White Blend, Napa Valley Case:
100+ Years. 5 Generations.
200,000,000+ glasses poured.
Our family’s winemaking tradition began in 1883 when our Great Great Grandfather Salvatore Dominic Scotto began making wine at home, in the old Italian tradition, on the island of Ischia for family and friends.
Family winemakers have always been the backbone of America’s vineyards and wineries, especially in Lodi, the heart of California’s wine country. Fifth-generation vintners Anthony Scotto III, his brothers Paul, Michael, and his sister Natalie carry on the Scotto winemaking tradition as their grandfather and father did before them. Scotto Family Cellars is a collection of signature wines reflecting the finest attributes of their historic Lodi appellation.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Thanks Alice and team for the opportunity to try this one. Upon opening the package, I was greeted with the NAPA NAPA label, which I’ve not heard of or tried before. The wine is a mix of sauv blanc and Semillon, also not a combination I’ve had before.
We chilled the wine overnight and decided to pair it with some sushi take out. Upon popping the cork, we both got citrus on the nose and my wife noted grapefruit as the dominant smell for her.
The wine is a full straw yellow in the glass. It was obvious that oak was in play for this tasting from the color.
First smell in the glass was oaky with some vanilla on the nose. Second smell revealed a more earthy citrus note. First sip came in hotter than expected from a white wine. Alcoholic apple. Tart. Grapefruit came through in taste as well. The heat on the front end turned smooth on the finish. We didn’t get a chance to do a “day 2” sample, but suspect a little time/air will let off the hotness and turn out more of the subtle notes of the wine that we detected when pairing it with food.
Next came a taste with the sushi and it paired quite nicely. It proved to be a noble saki substitute with some raw fish. The wine balanced the salt of the fish/soy and the food pairing brought out stronger citrus notes for both of us. Apple, grapefruit remain dominant notes.
This is a white wine that pairs nicely with a good meal, but may be a bit much on its own. It seems clear to me that this is also a white you could buy now, forget about for 5 years and then be blown away when you drink it in 2028. It’s hot up front and needs some more time to develop in the bottle. The potential is there for it to be an absolute delight at its peak.
@albish7 Thanks, interesting comments about the aging potential. I’ve found that some white blends do really improve in the way you say, and indeed maybe this one really ‘needs’ it.
At times I’ve found good white blends at great prices at local Grocery Outlet (West Coast). Often these are already from a vintage 3-5 years back, which is generally past the normal retail target for white wines, so they end up being sold at a low price and are often excellent even if stored several more years. This one being NV it’s hard to judge how much of that is at play here, because we don’t know the years involved. But the comments about hotness and needing time imply that it’s a very recent (fresh) bottling.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
NAPA by N.A.P.A. Bianca’s White Blend - $26 = 20.63%
Seriously though. Nothing like a Lodi winery buying up multiple vintages of Napa swill and blending it makes me so excited for Casemates! Seriously? The ship is sailing.
@KNmeh7 Why? There’s a lot of ways to make good wine. Multi-vintage blends can be great or can be terrible, of course. Shouldn’t the proof be in the bottle?
@klezman@KNmeh7 Well it does seem that the producer did vintage specific bottlings of this in the past. And some of the notes in the offering above do appear to be copy and paste from previous offerings on the producer website from those vintage specific bottles. I will say casemates seems to be sloppy in detail quite a bit more often than I think they should be, in regard to offer notes.
@kaolis@klezman@KNmeh7 Another reason why winemaker participation on this forum is really helpful, especially in cases like this (and likely to generate more sales, so it’s a win-win but takes some effort).
An actual human (or perhaps really good AI??) describing what went into this wine (i.e. we had this 2019 Semillon from the XX vineyard, and found it worked well with 2020 Sauvignon Blanc we were able to get from YY. It was then blah blah, blah blah, etc.)
As you say we often can’t trust the copy/pasted descriptions on this site to be accurate to the specific product being offered, or they are marketing drivel from the company’s website. (I have worked with a title of marketing, not voluntarily, and sorry, I was not very good at drivel or F.U.D.)
@kaolis@KNmeh7@pmarin yeah, I totally agree that the editing has become more sloppy and/or wineries are not providing the proper details.
Agreed on the participation aspect, too.
@kaolis@klezman@KNmeh7@Winedavid49
Yeah, and it really didn’t add much, if anything, at all.
They need to make their presence known by investing some time here so we invest some $$$ in both of you.
NV NAPA by N.A.P.A. White Blend, Napa Valley
Tasting Notes
Specs
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $204/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 7 - Tuesday, Aug 8
NV NAPA by N.A.P.A. Bianca’s White Wine Blend
6 bottles for $62.99 $10.50/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $99.99 $8.33/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
NAPA NAPA!
Thanks Alice and team for the opportunity to try this one. Upon opening the package, I was greeted with the NAPA NAPA label, which I’ve not heard of or tried before. The wine is a mix of sauv blanc and Semillon, also not a combination I’ve had before.
We chilled the wine overnight and decided to pair it with some sushi take out. Upon popping the cork, we both got citrus on the nose and my wife noted grapefruit as the dominant smell for her.
The wine is a full straw yellow in the glass. It was obvious that oak was in play for this tasting from the color.
First smell in the glass was oaky with some vanilla on the nose. Second smell revealed a more earthy citrus note. First sip came in hotter than expected from a white wine. Alcoholic apple. Tart. Grapefruit came through in taste as well. The heat on the front end turned smooth on the finish. We didn’t get a chance to do a “day 2” sample, but suspect a little time/air will let off the hotness and turn out more of the subtle notes of the wine that we detected when pairing it with food.
Next came a taste with the sushi and it paired quite nicely. It proved to be a noble saki substitute with some raw fish. The wine balanced the salt of the fish/soy and the food pairing brought out stronger citrus notes for both of us. Apple, grapefruit remain dominant notes.
This is a white wine that pairs nicely with a good meal, but may be a bit much on its own. It seems clear to me that this is also a white you could buy now, forget about for 5 years and then be blown away when you drink it in 2028. It’s hot up front and needs some more time to develop in the bottle. The potential is there for it to be an absolute delight at its peak.
@albish7 Thanks, interesting comments about the aging potential. I’ve found that some white blends do really improve in the way you say, and indeed maybe this one really ‘needs’ it.
At times I’ve found good white blends at great prices at local Grocery Outlet (West Coast). Often these are already from a vintage 3-5 years back, which is generally past the normal retail target for white wines, so they end up being sold at a low price and are often excellent even if stored several more years. This one being NV it’s hard to judge how much of that is at play here, because we don’t know the years involved. But the comments about hotness and needing time imply that it’s a very recent (fresh) bottling.
Color of wine in the photo looks very nice.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
NAPA by N.A.P.A. Bianca’s White Blend - $26 = 20.63%
But, where was this made?
/giphy zoolander-male-models
Seriously though. Nothing like a Lodi winery buying up multiple vintages of Napa swill and blending it makes me so excited for Casemates! Seriously? The ship is sailing.
@KNmeh7 Why? There’s a lot of ways to make good wine. Multi-vintage blends can be great or can be terrible, of course. Shouldn’t the proof be in the bottle?
@klezman @KNmeh7 Well it does seem that the producer did vintage specific bottlings of this in the past. And some of the notes in the offering above do appear to be copy and paste from previous offerings on the producer website from those vintage specific bottles. I will say casemates seems to be sloppy in detail quite a bit more often than I think they should be, in regard to offer notes.
@kaolis @klezman @KNmeh7 Another reason why winemaker participation on this forum is really helpful, especially in cases like this (and likely to generate more sales, so it’s a win-win but takes some effort).
An actual human (or perhaps really good AI??) describing what went into this wine (i.e. we had this 2019 Semillon from the XX vineyard, and found it worked well with 2020 Sauvignon Blanc we were able to get from YY. It was then blah blah, blah blah, etc.)
As you say we often can’t trust the copy/pasted descriptions on this site to be accurate to the specific product being offered, or they are marketing drivel from the company’s website. (I have worked with a title of marketing, not voluntarily, and sorry, I was not very good at drivel or F.U.D.)
@kaolis @KNmeh7 @pmarin yeah, I totally agree that the editing has become more sloppy and/or wineries are not providing the proper details.
Agreed on the participation aspect, too.
@kaolis @klezman @KNmeh7
Fair. Did you listen to the producer podcast?
@kaolis @klezman @KNmeh7 @Winedavid49
Yeah, and it really didn’t add much, if anything, at all.
They need to make their presence known by investing some time here so we invest some $$$ in both of you.
I wish I bought more of these. Please add this again. This wine is excellent