Brander Cuvee Nicolas 2020

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

ABV
14.3%

Features
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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The majority of the Sauvignon Blanc Brander produces is fermented and aged in stainless steel. The Cuvee Nicolas is an exception. The team at Brander selects grapes from the estate with the perfect balance of richness and acidity to make this wine. The wine is fermented and aged in a combination of 500 liter and 225 liter French oak barrels (45% new) for five months.

Professional Ratings

  • 91

    Grapefruit-pith, dried orange-rind, white-pepper, lemon and hay aromas show on the nose of this bottling, named after proprietor Fred Brander's son. There's a solid grip to the sip, where wet cement, citrus-pith and waxy flavors align.

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The Brander Vineyard, California
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The planting of the Brander Vineyard to mainly Bordeaux varietals began in 1975. In 1977, the first harvest of Sauvignon Blanc grapes were taken to a neighboring winery where Fred Brander produced a wine so distinctive it captured Santa Barbara County's first gold medal for a wine at a major wine competition (1978 Los Angeles County Fair).Since its inception, the Brander vineyard has been highly acclaimed as a top Sauvignon Blanc producer, and for many years the only Brander wine was an estate-bottled Sauvignon Blanc. Today, the winery produces an average of 8,000 cases of wine from its 43 acres of vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. The focus on production is Sauvignon Blanc, with one main bottling and three distinctively different reserve bottlings of that variety. A small quantity of red wines is also produced with Merlot and our Bordeaux-blend called Bouchet being the most popular.
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Sometimes light and crisp, other times rich and creamy, Bordeaux White Blends typically consist of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Often, a small amount of Muscadelle or Sauvignon Gris is included for added intrigue. Popularized in Bordeaux, the blend is often mimicked throughout the New World. Somm Secret—Sauternes and Barsac are usually reserved for dessert, but they can be served before, during or after a meal. Try these sweet wines as an aperitif with jamón ibérico, oysters with a spicy mignonette or during dinner alongside hearty Alsatian sausage.

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Today it is an integral part of the greater Santa Barbara County wine region, but at one time the village, Los Olivos, was a stop on the Wells Fargo stagecoach line.

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