Captûre

The marriage of California's frontier spirit, coupled with time-honored French winemaking techniques, give depth and nuance to Captûre Wines. For our 2010 Les Pionniers Sauvignon Blanc, we have selected grapes of exceptional quality from several distinct Sonoma County hillside vineyards. These low yielding sites produce fruit with a range of Sauvignon Blanc characteristics, including bright citrus aromas and flavors, delicate floral hints, lively minerality and balanced acidity.

With multi-generational experience from Château Latour, our winemaking team understands the methods behind crafting classic Bordeaux-style Sauvignon Blanc with intense fruit from hillside vineyards. Meticulous hand sorting, at a rate of less than two tons per hour, ensures that only the finest grapes are selected at their peak ripeness.

After de-stemming, the must is kept on the skins for a 12-hour cold soak in order to enhance the character of the Sauvignon Blanc. Next, the juice is gently pressed and fermented in stainless steel, which emphasizes the brilliant fruit and maintains optimum acidity. We age the wine sur lie for five months, stirring weekly to reinforce its bright fruit expression and to improve mouth-feel.

Our 2010 Les Pionniers Sauvignon Blanc has a beautiful nose with delicate aromas of Meyer lemon, ripe pear, mango and white spring flowers. The mid-palate is creamy yet fresh with great minerality, showing off our terroir with a pleasant lingering finish.

The blocks from which we harvest the grapes for Les Pionniers offer a range of soil types that contribute to the rich mouth-feel of this wine. The soils range from volcanic clay to gravelly clay-loam, which supply rich nutrients and stable organic materials. The loam soil is ideal for filtration and drainage of the land. The vineyards are sustainably farmed to Captûre's rigorous field specifications.

100% Sauvignon Blanc