Turnbull North Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2023 MARQUE and blackberry

and blackberry

with its clean surf and appealing fragrance of wild roses

nothing to cover up the fruit

Then it rests three years in stainless steel — no wood

a memory of freshly cut hay

Turnbull North Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2023 MARQUE and blackberryTurnbull has farmed some of California's most valuable dirt in Oakville since 1979, which is exactly why this bottle is a nice surprise: a Sauvignon Blanc from a house that could easily coast on Cabernet. The grapes are whole cluster pressed, fermented in stainless steel and concrete rather than barrel, then aged on the lees with weekly stirring to build a little texture without burying the fruit. What you get is bright and mineral edged, with a