"…großartige, frische und fruchtige Nase, tolle SB-Aromatik, sehr gute Struktur, große Finesse und Balance, sehr gute Säure, toll" (08/2024)
Decanter: 94 Punkte
This vintage delivers all the richness expected of New World Sauvignon Blanc, with guava and apricot, accented by hints of vanilla, lemony citrus, white flowers, and orange oil. The palate offers excellent depth and density, layered with spiced ginger and stone fruit. The finish is long and lingering. Harvest stretched over three weeks, with the first pick in August and the last in September 2023. Acid profiles are bright, with a pH around 3.2 and TA typically finishing between 6.8 and 7.0 g/L. First produced in 2007, Blueprint is sourced from Coombsville, Gamble Ranch, and REWA Vineyard on Atlas Peak. While Farella Vineyard was a historical component, the team now works with REWA, located just across the street, along with fruit from cooler pockets in Yountville and Oakville. Each vineyard block is pressed to three-ton lots, settled overnight in individual tanks, and vinified with customised oak and fermentation programs designed to promote esters and thiols, according to winemaker Maayan Koschitzky. Tasted with Robin Lail in early March of 2025 at her home on Howell Mountain. Lail Vineyards is a partnership between fourth-generation vintner Robin Daniel Lail and her daughters, Erin and Shannon. Robin's great-granduncle was Gustave Niebaum, who founded Inglenook in 1879. Her father is John Daniel, Jr., who managed the estate until 1964, when he sold it. Maayan Koschitzky and Philippe Melka craft the Lail wines.
- Jonathan Cristaldi (05/2025)
