HERON WINES SAUVIGNON BLANC 2023

Laely Heron founded one of California's first female-owned wine brands in 1995 after studying enology in Bordeaux, creating a consistent Wine Enthusiast "Best Buy" through relentless sourcing of the state's best appellations. This 2022 Sauvignon Blanc blends 50% San Luis Obispo fruit from hot days and cool nights with minimal frost, harvested early for phenolic maturity, with 50% Paso Robles grapes concentrated by dry conditions producing smaller berries. Whole-fruit pressed, cold-fermented with no malolactic and judicious lees stirring but no oak at 13% alcohol, this wine shows lemon blossom, jasmine, tangerine peel, yuzu, and golden apple with flinty mineral length, graceful richness, and balanced freshness reflecting Bordeaux Blanc elegance.