Raymond Napa Valley Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (75cl, 13%)

A 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley, California, fermented entirely in French oak barrels. Raymond Vineyards sources fruit from the Jameson Canyon Estate vineyard in southeastern Napa Valley and a smaller plot in Yountville. The wine spends about four months in barrel with periodic lees stirring. The nose brings kaffir lime, guava, honeysuckle, stone fruit, grassy and stony notes. The palate has lemon, lime, orange, peach and gooseberry, with creamy weight from oak fermentation, lemongrass and minerality. It finishes clean and moderately lingering, with toasted oak, vanilla, bright acidity and a mineral close.