Avensole 2016 Susan Sauvignon Blanc (Temecula Valley)
Loads of fresh passion fruit kick off the nose of this exuberant bottling, although there are telltale touches of cut grass and green grapefruit pith in the background. There's a pleasing and round freshness to the sip, where ripe stone fruit meets with more sour edges of lime skin and grass.
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Price$24, Buy Now
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DesignationSusan
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Alcohol12.9%
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Bottle Size750 ml
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CategoryWhite
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Date Published2/1/2018
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Matt Kettmann
@mattkettmann
Contributing Editor
Reviews wines from California.
A fifth generation Californian originally from San Jose, Matt Kettmann covers California’s Central Coast and South Coast for the magazine. He is also the senior editor of The Santa Barbara Independent, where he’s worked since 1999, has written for the New York Times, Time Magazine, Wine Spectator, and Smithsonian, and co-founded New Noise Santa Barbara, a music festival.
Email: mkettmann@wineenthusiast.net.
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