2023 Arnot Roberts Sauvignon Blanc "Ascona Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc Santa Cruz Mountains

2023 Arnot Roberts Sauvignon Blanc "Ascona Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc Santa Cruz Mountains

2023 Arnot Roberts Sauvignon Blanc "Ascona Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc Santa Cruz Mountains

$52.95 Sale price $58.00 Price
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The 2023 Arnot Roberts Sauvignon Blanc "Ascona Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc Santa Cruz Mountains was a Merchant's Pick

Think Sancerre, But Better!

April 16, 2025

The Santa Cruz Mountains are known for their cool climate.  Add 2,500 feet of elevation, and the beauty of the Sauvignon Blanc grape is amplified.

One of the finest expressions from this region is the 2023 Arnot Roberts Ascona Vineyard.  The vineyard is perched on a ridgetop high on the mountains and captures the elegance of Sancerre with California’s untamed edge.

Just 15 miles from the Pacific, the tiny 4.5-acre vineyard basks in sunny days, while cool ocean breezes and nightly fog preserve tension and verve.

"From a site set at 2,500-feet, the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Ascona Vineyard tastes of a sunny day near the ocean, combining lithe layers of wet stone and salinity with lemony green apple. Sleek and polished, it is light-bodied and quite beautiful, delivering an exciting level of freshness that persists from start to finish. Enjoy now through 2033." Jeb Dunnuck

Rooted in weathered sandstone and shale, the vines deliver a wine that’s precise, mineral-laced, and alive with citrus and mountain herbs. Only a handful of cases made—don’t miss this chance to taste high-elevation Sauvignon Blanc at its peak.

 

If you love Sauvignon Blanc - and Sancerre specifically - the 2023 Arnot-Roberts "Ascona Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc is for you!  

 

The vineyard's cooler climate allows for a balance of fruit, acidity, and structure typically found in France.  

 

Not much is made... even less is available!  Quantities are quoted in bottles, not cases!

 

Enjoy.

 

 

96+

Production is so small that it is quoted in bottles, not cases.

By David Gettenberg

95

“Tastes of a sunny day near the ocean.”

Jeb Dunnuck • 95 / 100

"From a site set at 2,500-feet, the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Ascona Vineyard tastes of a sunny day near the ocean, combining lithe layers of wet stone and salinity with lemony green apple. Sleek and polished, it is light-bodied and quite beautiful, delivering an exciting level of freshness that persists from start to finish. Enjoy now through 2033."
94

“Ascona is wonderfully distinctive.”

Vinous • 94 / 100

"The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Ascona Vineyard is powerful, deep and super-expressive. A wine of phenolic intensity and serious complexity, the Ascona is wonderfully distinctive. Dried citrus peel, sage, mint, dried flowers and chamomile are some of the many notes that build in this Santa Cruz Mountains Sauvignon Blanc."

Producer: Arnot-Roberts

Country: United States

Region: California

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc

Vintage: 2023

Size: 750ml

Code: W8506-2023-750-Asco