title: Brander 2014 Mesa Verde Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Santa Ynez Valley)
description: Made from all free-run juice with no oak, this wine by 40-year veteran Frederic Brander shows candied lemon and lime peels on the approachable, inviting nose, along with fresh-cut apples and a growing passionfruit perfume. The passionfruit tang also shows on the palate alongside ripe limes and a lingering grassy note, held together by grippy acidity and pithy texture.
variety: Sauvignon Blanc
designation: Mesa Verde Vineyard