White

Miller Ranch Sauvignon Blanc

Napa Valley · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

seafood · summer salad · fresh cheeses · asparagus · Asian dishes

201490 pts

Medium-crisp, this wine delights in stone fruit and lime zest, with a taste of fuzzy apricot dominant on the palate. Showing a balance of body and weight, it wraps things up with a layer of acidity.
201388 pts

Light, lemony and crisp, this refreshing wine has some layers of complex herb midpalate and remains bright in acidity through the finish. From both the Miller Ranch in Yountville and Soda Creek Vineyard.
201287 pts

This is dry, but lushly fruity, with sour-candy pineapple, lemon, lime and white-sugar flavors leading to a clean finish. This bottling for Silverado has been variable over the years, but worth checking out.
201087 pts

Silverado has a mixed track record with Sauvignon Blanc, a difficult variety to get right in Napa Valley, as it's very vintage specific. It tastes a little on the sweet side, bearing flavors of green peas and oranges, with a savory spiciness.
200991 pts

The 2009 vintage was a great one for this bottling, which was too sweet in 2008. This one's more like the '05, only richer and better. It feels nice and crisp and dry, with polished, complex citrus fruit, white flower, peach and mineral flavors.
200783 pts

Starts out smelling sulfury, and slow to burn off. Then turns jammy sweet in the mouth, with sugary flavors of pineapples, green apples, honeysuckle and vanilla.
200682 pts

Not much going on in this flat, candy-sweet wine. It tastes like the liquid in canned peaches and pineapples.