Columbia Valley

Medium

Cork

White

A pronounced minerality of limestone and slate, along with bright citrus notes, leaps from the glass. This is characterised by ripping, mouth-watering acidity, and notes of grapefruit peel, green papaya, young spring herbs and crushed gravel on the palate. Aged sur lie in concrete tulipes, this wine is a fresher companion to Trothe’s exquisite Black label, which is aged longer in neutral wood on its lees. For a grape that often doesn’t get the same level of respect as other noble varieties, there are elements of greatness here: texture from pre-press skin contact soaking; a full, rounded mouthfeel from regular lees stirring; and wonderful site expression, that of carefully chosen block SB16A, a north-facing slope topping off at 442 metres, planted in 2016. ‘Very unique ground’, says winemaker Ray McKee. ‘I love the minerality of our soils’.

Sauvignon Blanc

Trothe, White Label Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills, Washington, USA, 2024

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A pronounced minerality of limestone and slate, along with bright citrus notes, leaps from the glass. This is characterised by r

Trothe, White Label Sauvignon Blanc, Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA, 2024

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