($34): Few people get excited about Sauvignon Blanc as they do about other varietal wines.  For those skeptics, it’s time to taste Merry Edwards’ version.  This is an exciting wine that defies easy categorization.  There’s the bite of Sauvignon Blanc, to be sure, but there’s a creaminess and suaveness that suggests a Bordeaux-like blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.  As you try to decide exactly what it is, it changes and becomes even more captivating.  Ripe and forthright, proclaiming its California origins, it is balanced and by no means overdone.  Great acidity keeps it lively and your palate wanting more.  Wow!
95 Michael Apstein Jan 10, 2017