2018 | Morlet Family Vineyards | 'Les Petits Morlet' Sauvignon Blanc

It has a beautiful and complex nose of crushed lime, orange liqueur, and earthy minerality to go with a rich, medium to full-bodied style on the palate. This concentrated Sauvignon brings the richness and depth, yet it has great acidity, salty, mineral-like nuances, a kiss of toasty oak, and a blockbuster of a finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This is Morlet’s “second” Sauvignon Blanc label, produced from the barrels that didn’t make the cut for the final blend of La Proportion Doree. It is mainly Sauvignon Blanc (85%) from the same vineyard as La Proportion Doree with a little Semillon (15%). The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Les Petits Morlet leaps from the glass with ready-for-business scents of lemon curd, key lime pie and apple blossoms with touches of oyster shells and elderflower. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of mouth-watering citrus and apple flavors, framed by a lively line and finishing on a chalky note. 240 cases were made.

• Vinous: The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Les Petits Morlet is an absolutely gorgeous second wine from Morlet. Sauvignon Blanc character really comes through nicely. Lemon oil, mint, white flowers and chalk give the 2018 a brilliant upper register, but there is plenty of the textural depth that is such a signature here.

Producer Information

Morlet Family Vineyards is a wine producer located in St. Helena, California. It produces a range of single-vineyard wines from Napa Valley and Sonoma County, from the area's key grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. The estate was founded by Jodie and Luc Morlet, whose family owns Pierre Morlet & Fils in Champagne, France. The estate consists of vineyards in Oakville, St. Helena, and Knights Valley, and has long-terrm contracts with vineyards in Fort Ross-Seaview, Russian River Valley, Bennett Valley, Dry Creek and Napa Valley. Each site is planted to the grape varieties that respond best to the individual terroir. Morlet's approach to winemaking is minimalist and Old World in style, using classical techniques from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne. The grapes are picked by hand, then destemmed and double-sorted when they reach the St. Helena winery. Native yeasts carry out the fermentation process, and wines are aged in French oak barrels before release. Morlet Family Vineyard's wines are sold through mailing list and in high-profile restaurants around the world. Top-rated wines from the estate include the white Bordeaux-style blend La Proportion Dorée, the Bouquet Garni Syrah, the Coeur de Vallée Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also multiple expressions of Pinot Noir from the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA.

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