Description
Wente Vineyards Louis Mel Sauvignon Blanc is named after a French emigrant, Louis Mel, who traveled to the western United States in the 1870’s seeking a place to make wines to rival the great French Crus.
He found the ideal home in the Livermore Valley. Acquiring Sauvignon
Blanc and Semillon cuttings from the Marquis de Lur-Saluces, owner of
the famed Chateau Y’quem, he planted them in his vineyards. The
Wente family acquired the Louis Mel estate in the 1930s, where the
descendants of these vines, located in the southern Livermore Valley, live in gravel and loam soils that are similar to the terroir of their native Bordeaux.
Our Louis Mel Sauvignon Blanc is as lively as it is polished with varietally-typical aromas of fresh honeydew melon, minerals, citrus, and a hint of grass. Modestly weighted and beautifully composed, the wine displays a rich and rounded elegance highlighting its juicy, fruit-driven flavors of sweet Meyer lemon and candied citrus. This wine finishes with well-placed acidity and a lengthy finish.
Certified Sustainable Vineyard and Winery. Family-owned since 1883.
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