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Brander Au Natural Sauvignon Blanc (Santa Ynez Valley)

Brander

Santa Ynez Valley · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Sauvignon Blanc
Country
United States
Region
Santa Ynez Valley · Central Coast
Appellation
Santa Ynez Valley
Body
light
Acidity
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

frutos do mar · saladas · queijo de cabra · aspargos · ceviche

Rated vintages

  • 201390 pts

    Light and delicate on the nose with lime blossoms and damp herbs, this top-end bottling from Fred Brander shows lots of peppery energy once sipped. The tense palate is more about texture than flavors, yet wet cement, ripe lime, grass and oregano do make flashy appearances.

  • 201192 pts

    Brander's Au Naturel is the winery's highest expression of unoaked Sauvignon Blanc, and the 2011 is one of their greatest ever. Dry and crisp with acidity, it's fabulously complex with flavors of citrus and tropical fruit, green apple, gooseberry, minerals, spices and dried herb…

  • 201091 pts

    Lots of zippy acidity in this fresh, dry, clean Sauvignon Blanc. It's unoaked, which allows the Meyer lemon, orange and guava fruit to star. There's a sweet vanilla taste that must come from the grapes. A beautiful, complex white wine to drink now.