🇺🇸 Sean Minor California Series Sauvignon Blanc 2022

This is your crisp, juicy, pool-ready Sauvignon Blanc that still behaves at dinner. It’s bright, clean, and dangerously easy to finish.

Wine Description 

Sean Minor California Series Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is a California Sauvignon Blanc made to be fresh, vibrant, and not remotely exhausting. It’s 100% Sauvignon Blanc, bottled with a screwcap because this wine is about good decisions and quick gratification. 

The winery presses the fruit whole-cluster, ferments mostly in stainless steel, and uses a portion in small neutral French oak barrels, then keeps that barrel lot on lees with consistent stirring for extra texture. Translation: you get the snap and lift you want, with a little extra polish so it feels like more than just “cold white wine.” 

The Vibe 

Sunny confidence, clean outfit, zero chaos. This is the bottle you bring when you want everyone to think you’re effortlessly put together, even if you absolutely are not.

What it tastes like

The producer describes ruby grapefruit, citrus and tropical fruit, then melon, fig, and lime on the palate with a crisp, mouthwatering finish. Wine Enthusiast’s review leans into cucumber, citrus, white flowers, dried herbs, then lemongrass, grapefruit, honeydew, orange zest, and fresh mint, finishing dry. 

Pairing + When to drink it 

Drink it now while it’s all lift and attitude. Wine Enthusiast literally says “pair with a lobster roll,” and honestly, that’s the energy, but it also plays well with salads, sushi, ceviche, grilled shrimp, and anything you’re squeezing lemon on. 

Quick Specs

• Producer: Sean Minor 

• Region/Appellation: California 

• Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

• Vintage: 2022 

• Farming: Unknown

• Winemaking/Aging: 100% whole-cluster pressed; mostly stainless fermentation with a portion in small neutral French oak; barrel portion sur lie aged and stirred consistently 

• ABV: 12.5% 

• Bottle size: 750 ml 

Critic Reviews

• Tonya Pitts, Wine Enthusiast: 91 points
  Reviewed vintage: 2022
  Date: Issue Date 7/1/2024 
  Short excerpt: Bright aromatics and a dry finish, with notes spanning citrus, herbs, lemongrass, grapefruit, honeydew, orange zest, and mint. 

FAQs 

Q: What is Sean Minor California Series Sauvignon Blanc 2022?
A: A California Sauvignon Blanc from Sean Minor, bottled under the California Series label. 

Q: What grapes are in this wine?
A: 100% Sauvignon Blanc. 

Q: How is it made?
A: The producer states it’s whole-cluster pressed, fermented mostly in stainless steel with a portion in small neutral French oak, with sur lie aging and stirring on the barrel portion. 

Q: What does it taste like?
A: Producer notes point to grapefruit, citrus and tropical fruit with melon, fig, and lime; Wine Enthusiast adds herbal and citrus details with a dry finish. 

Q: What is the alcohol content and bottle size?
A: 12.5% ABV and 750 ml. 

Q: Does this wine have a critic score for the exact vintage?
A: Yes, Wine Enthusiast rated the 2022 vintage 91 points.