2021 Hindsight Dry Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc
The Winery and Background
Previously I have written about the Hindsight Winery in Calistoga and their excellent red wines, especially their Cabernet Sauvignon’s. Their long time winemaker, Jac Cole retired. Now some excellent news—they hired Michael Weis, who was the head winemaker at Groth. He is well known for making spectacular wines and I believe he received 100 points from Wine Spectator for one of his Sauvignon Blanc vintages. Additional reading on the winery, ownership and their award winning Cabernet Sauvignon’s can be found at:
The Wine “Wine is bottled poetry” – Robert Louis Stevenson
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Their 2021 Hindsight Dry Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc release under Michael Weis was handcrafted with an artisan touch. First on the eyes it is a golden straw color and medium viscosity. On the nose, floral aromas, jasmine waft into the senses, along with reserved peach and apricot. On the palate, soft citrus accents of lime and lemon come into play and are kept in check with flavor but not overpowering. The finish provides a mouthful feeling of a much heavier wine rather than a “light Sauvignon Blanc” with a textual creaminess. This is most likely due to the addition of ten percent Semillon, Which also helps round out the acidity. This wine is currently is listed on their website for $29.99/bottle.
The Food and Wine Pairing “Food without wine is a corpse; wine without food is a ghost. United and well matched, they are as body and soul: living partners” – Andre Simon
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Our normal Friday Night “Wine & Dine Group” met Thursday night this week. Two specials were chosen for dinner. The first being the Salad of the Day with Southwestern grilled chicken, black beans, roasted corn, tomato, cucumber, cotija cheese, tortilla strips with avocado lime dressing.
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The second special of the day was seared Ahi with wasabi, pickled Ginger, seaweed nori, with a small salad and ponzu sauce. Both specials paired extraordinarily well with the 2021 Hindsight Dry Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc.
The group also had several other wines to go mainly with Italian dishes and all were absolutely enjoyable.
Sláinte,
Michael
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