Apsara Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Kick Ranch Vineyard

Very nice Sauvignon Blanc. Clean and refreshing. Light green gold in color. The nose has some salinity. Also some limes and a bit of minerals. On the palate, citrus and minerals. Nice texture. Some depth. At $29, there is some value here and it is very interesting.

Solid sipper for pre-dinner enjoyment. Not something I would back up the truck for, but not too shabby either.

Well put together. Nothing incredible, but an easy sipping wine while preparing dinner. Not too green or grassy - just a nice smooth sipper.

Light yellow in the glass; a sea breeze nuance that's slightly reminiscent of Muscadet. Light-bodied on the palate, nice framing acidity, but perhaps a bit short on the finish. My last bottle of this particular wine.

Light yellow-green in the glass; nice saline note on the nose. Reasonably crisp and refreshing on the palate, with nice persistence on the finish. My tastes in Sauvignon Blanc usually run to Sancerre, but this isn't bad. You even get a little quinine note on the palate, which I consider a nice "differentiator".

Maybe a little more yellow than the yellow-green of the Rivers Reach. The initial grassy note is less pronounced here, and in general the nose is a little more tied-down than the first bottle. More taut on the palate, and a little more here in terms of "weight", although this is still a light-bodied wine. I think I have a preference for this bottling, although I still would feel very comfortable serving this as our opener on the deck/with appetizers …

Nice enough Sonoma County blend of sauv blanc and sauv musque. The nose is all about ripe grapefruit and a bit of something floral. Ripe white grapefruit on the palate, decent acidity but with a bit of a metallic twinge on the back end. Liked this but enjoyed the Rivers Reach more.

Big nose—grapefruit, grass, some floral hints. On entry, the grapefruit is apparent, but it does subside. Grassiness noted in the nose is also there as a secondary flavor feature. As you might guess, there is lots of acidity from entry through finish. As the wine warms up a bit (I’d pulled it right froom the fridge) there is gren apple including sense of sweetness. Good sipping wine, that will pair with the lightest preparation of white-fleshed fish.