Five Rows Sauvignon Blanc 2025

$5900

A cult wine - widely considered the benchmark Sauvignon Blanc in Niagara.

From the winemaker:

The 2025 Sauvignon Blanc was harvested on September 15th at 21.2 degrees Brix, TA 7.20 g/L and pH 3.27.  Pressed juice was then cool-fermented over 40 days in a combination of neutral oak (88%) and steel tank (12%).  Over time there arose a tantalizing tropical and citrus medley - you pick the fruit and it's probably in there.  It comes across luscious and round on the palate, with a hint of ripe fruit sweetness.

In the end, we probably waited a little too long to irrigate our suffering younger vines in 2025, but the intensity this of wine speaks to the upside of risking minor vine stress in mature, deep-rooted vines to pursue peak flavour concentration.