Brander Cuvee Nicolas 2021
Bordeaux White Blends
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Product Details
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Vintage
2021
Size
750ML
ABV
14.5%
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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.
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The usage of oak barrels in this Sauvignon Blanc adds a plush, floral note on the nose of light honeysuckle alongside crisp and tart lemon scents. The palate is very stony in structure and taste, with wet-stone flavors playing against the gardenia and white-rose elements. Editors’ Choice
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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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