Patricia Green Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Patricia Green Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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Oregon's Sauvignon Blanc champion, vintage in and vintage out. And the 2023 vintage? It's positively outstanding!

This is classic Sauvignon Blanc provided you do not think this variety should smell like cut grass and cat pee. This has high-toned and heavily fruited aromatics with a distinct limey/citrus tinge along with the hint of straw and minerals which is what ripe Sauvignon Blanc should have as its varietal typicity. The strength of the aromatics resounds in the glass as the wine is deeply fruited with citrus notes at the entry giving way to tropical fruit with extremely crisp acidity on the finish while still having enough palate weight that there is length and complexity. The wine is bright and fresh but retains an enormous amount of texture and richness without being heavy or taking away from its “summertime drinking” sort of nature. We have changed the label to our artistic series that covers our white and rosé wines, and this shows off the range of aromatics and flavors that anyone might expect to find in this bottling.


Sauvignon Blanc is only very lightly planted in Oregon with well less than 100 acres currently existing in the state and less than 50 in the Willamette Valley AVA. Despite its modest acreage this white varietal is as well suited for the geology and climate as the other most successful white varieties and far more conducive to being grown in Oregon than the ever-present weed known as Pinot Gris.

This bottling is made up of grapes planted in 2001 and 2002 from our Estate Vineyard (5%) in Ribbon Ridge, fruit from Oster Vineyard (18%) which is an older vineyard planted in the mid-1990s on the eastern side of the Willamette Valley past the town of Mt. Angel, from a 1993 planting of Pinot Gris that was grafted in 2016 to Sauvignon Blanc at Durant Vineyard (45%) and a 2018 planting in what is termed the Prison Block (10%) due to its location next to the Willamette Valley Vineyard Sparkling building as well as a new planting of Sauvignon Blanc below Durant Vineyard’s owner’s (Paul Durant) house on Breyman Orchard Rd. (7%) in the Dundee Hills and, lastly, a 2017 planting at a vineyard called Greg’s House (15%) located on the eastern side of the Willamette Valley south of Silverton. So, a truly widespread and all-encompassing Willamette Valley bottling for sure! All these wines were fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks, with the exception of 1 Acacia wood puncheon from the Estate Vineyard fruit.

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Make sure you always get a discount by using Build a Case® How it works:

If you haven't found a full case (12 bottles) to buy today, start your Build a Case®  now by purchasing a few bottles online, by phone or email. If you order online, select the Build a Case®  option. If by phone or email, just ask us to add the bottles to a Build a Case®  for you. You'll receive order confirmation and we'll cellar the wines for you until you reach a full case.

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