2018 Cariblanco Sauvignon Blanc

When I write about a wine I’ve made, I think back first to the weather.  The past few years we’ve had some pretty extreme weather in the Casablanca Valley.  2016 was a cold and difficult year, while 2017 was probably one of the warmest years we’ve ever had.

2018 was also cold and a challenging vintage in many respects. I was concerned about the vines; grape yields were higher than usual  and the clusters were slow to ripen. Harvest itself took a great deal of patience and dedication. We constantly monitored our blocks to carefully handle the unusual vintage. Read more in Byron's tasting notes ››