Eisele Vineyard has long been considered a benchmark for exceptional Sauvignon Blanc coming from California, from when the Araujos owned this Calistoga Palisades property to today, with Chateau Latour's François Pinault as the proprietor. I think of some of the great White Bordeaux’s when drinking this. The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc emerges from the glass with scents of “wild white peaches, guava and candied lemon. A swirl or two reveal fragrances of warm bread, vanilla, and cardamom, laced with mineral notes of wet pebbles and basil leaf. The mouthfeel is supple, round, and silky with a structure that extends the wine into a long creamy finish, lingering on verbena. Maturation in large oak vessels (French and Austrian foudres) has enhanced the journey of this wine, resulting in perhaps the most accomplished Sauvignon Blanc produced at Eisele Vineyard.”