Sauvignon Blanc North Coast Little Sister, 2022
Sauvignon Blanc North Coast Little Sister, 2022
Halleck Vineyard
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The 2022 Little Sister Sauvignon Blanc is French-style, modeled after a crisp, but rich Sancerre. It leads with the characteristic earthy nose of Sancerre: notes of lemon and floral tones complemented by a touch of sea breeze with the hint of cat-pee. The feral nose gives way to classic neutral citrus notes on the palate, full and flavorful. The delivery yields bright acidity for those warm days and light dishes, offering a mid-palate of flinty minerality, a hint of tart pineapple, passion fruit, and salinity on the back palate. The finish is crisp, long and lingering, for which Halleck Vineyard wines are noted.
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation
Russian River Valley
Harvest Date
Fall 2022
Bottling Date
February 2023
Alcohol
14
The grapes for our Little Sister Sauvignon Blanc are sourced from “Patient Terrier” Vineyard named in homage to the faithful companion of its owner, Greg Conklin.
Rather than “Patient Terrier,” we chose to name the wine for a family story.
In 2002, we were judged #1 Pinot Noir in the United States for the first crop from Halleck Vineyard Estate, harvested in 2001. This gave us the street cred to make any wine we chose. I hoped to make a Sancerre. I fell in love with Sancerre as a young man. It’s a remarkable Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley in France. It was an accessible luxury at $5, back-in-the-day (OK, I’m dating myself:) Sancerre is bright, crisp, refreshing, and surprisingly complex, unlike its New World cousins.
Prior to making white wine, our fans were expecting another Pinot Noir from Halleck. We only had a few cases of our Estate Grown wine available. So we made our Three Sons Cuvee on the heels of our Estate Grown. We called it the “little brother” to our Estate, naming it after our three sons and including their names and ages on the bottle. This wine was an instant success, providing the opportunity to make our little passion project, the Sauvignon Blanc. We launched Little Sister in 2004.
We chose the name “Little Sister” because we didn’t have a daughter, a little sister to our sons. Nor did we have a Sauvignon Blanc vineyard, a partner to our Estate Pinot Noir. So this wine is named as the Little Sister to our Three Sons.
True to French style, the Little Sister Sauvignon Blanc is made like a crisp, but rich Sancerre. It displays classic neutral citrus notes, with a floral nose that hints of sea breeze, with its earthy complement. The delivery yields bright acidity, offering a mid-palate of flinty minerality, a hint of tart passion fruit with pineapple and the long lingering, yet crisp finish for which Halleck Vineyard wines are noted.
Russian River Valley Terrior

Food / wine pairing of Halleck Vineyard’s Little Sister Sauvignon Blanc from the Russian River Valley with Chef Daniel Boulud’s Escargot Persillade.

A vineyard wine tasting room guest enjoying our Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc.

A bottle of our Little Sister Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc in the vineyard where our grapes are grown.

Russian River at Monte Rio, 30 minutes from our Sebastopol Vineyard wine tasting room.

I single cluster of Sauvignon Blanc grapes ripening on the vines of our Russian River Valley vineyard.

Our Russian River Valley vineyard covered with Sauv Blanc grapes for our 2023 harvest.

A cow rests on the banks of the Russian River which nourishes the vineyards where our grapes are grown.

The old barn near our Sauvignon Blanc vineyard in the Russian River Valley.
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