Winery: Ehlers Estate
Wine Maker: Laura Diaz Munoz
Varietal: 100% Sauvignon blanc
Harvest: August 2020
Wine Analysis: 13.2 % alcohol / 3.18 pH
Aging: 22% concrete egg, 6% new French Puncheon, 25 % used French barrels,
47% Stainless steel.
Appellation: St. Helena, Napa Valley
Bottling Date: February 11th, 2021
Cases Produced: 900 cases

Tasting Notes
The 2020 Ehlers Estate Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most beautiful
Sauvignon Blancs I’ve made in many years. I love Sauvignon Blanc!
The varietal is so interesting, so versatile, and complex. The warm
2020 weather resulted in riper aromas in the fruit that translates
into juicy apricot, orange candy, yellow wildflowers, lemon rind,
lime pie, and Anjou pears. The mouthfeel is full and flavorful.
Despite the high acidity, the wine is well balanced and smooth,
with a creamy end and juicy flavors like grapefruit, vanilla bean,
and orange blossoms highlight in a glass of this wine. Although
lovely and aromatic now, it will age well for 5-7 more years.
Vintage
The 2020 vintage was probably one of the hardest vintages in the Napa
Valley. The winter was warm and dry, with no meaningful rain until the
end of March. Mild spring with not much water forecasted a low yields
season, and we got ready for a continued drought with the installation
of second drips in all the areas in the blocks at the Estate that would need
attention in the summer and fall. Summer brought very cool mornings
and hot days. The warm days got interrupted by two wildfires that
make this harvest one of the most challenging ones I’ve experienced.
Our Sauvignon blanc was harvested in mid-August, while the red wine
harvest started a few weeks earlier than previous years with 50% average
yields. We might not have a lot of 2020 reds coming out of our cellar,
but the quality and concentration in flavors promise to be better than
ever. Most of our full production was happily fermented in tanks before
wildfires smoke could compromise the grapes’ quality