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J. Christopher 2011 'Uber' Sauvignon Blanc, Croft Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
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Item Number: 6173
UPC: None
Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Eola-Amity Hills
Vineyard Designation: Croft Vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Sauvignon blanc
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13
Total Acidity: 12.5
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Marine sediment
Case Production: 100
Über Sauvignon (Sauvignon Blanc) is a single vineyard wine from the Croft Vineyard. Mineral driven aromas with bracing acidity and refined texture, this is one of the most interesting wines Jay has ever made.
Vinification: Fermented in a 500L Acacia barrel; no malolactic fermentation; aged 8 months in Acacia wood.
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J. Christopher 2011 'Uber' Sauvignon Blanc, Croft Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
Rating: 91
(Editors' Choice) This is pure Sauvignon Blanc, fermented in acacia barrels. Intense and grassy with a deep splash of citrus and a long, tangy finish. A Sauv Blanc for those who love the grape in its most dense and unadorned expression.
- The Wine Enthusiast (7/1/2013)
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J. Christopher 2011 'Uber' Sauvignon Blanc, Croft Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
Rating: (88-89)
As if his other two cuvees from this grape weren’t audacious enough, Somers was due to bottle soon after my June visit, something ominously dubbed 2011 Uber Sauvignon Croft Vineyard. In fact, this is an intriguingly delicious experiment vinified with a specific yeast culture in a thousand liter Acacia cask. Considerably more fat and buffering has thus been brought to bear on the vintage’s aggressive material, along with sweet woody scents that nicely compliment the passion fruit, high-toned green herbs, and apple. A lime-like citricity supplies a more mouthwatering and less provocative but equally invigorating sense of acidity in a lingering finish. This should be fun to follow for at least a year or two, perhaps even longer.
- The Wine Advocate (8/1/2012)
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