Reviews - Sauvignon Blanc

2006 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

91 Points, Year's Best - Top 6 Sauvignon Blanc
Girard 2006 Sauvignon Blanc - This wine's brisk citrus flavors edge toward tangelo or pomelo. It's clean and fresh, its fat texture edged in bright lemon zest. A mouthwatering white to chill for grilled snapper or sea bass.
- Wine & Spirits, August 2007

87 Points - Wine Spectator, August 31, 2007
Citrus flavors take an herb and japapeño detour, which adds to the complexity. Juicy and refreshing, with a grass and lime finish. Drink now. 15,650 cases made.

2005 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

89 Points, Exceptional Value
Girard 2005 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc - This grassy sauvignon has green citrus flavors that cut its fleshy, fat texture. Serve it with sushi.
- Wine & Spirits, June 2006

Good Value - One Puff
Fresh, fruity and charged with plenty of unabashed grassiness in both its intense aromas and medium-deep flavors, this bottling is refreshing and briskly balanced, but it is also nicely structured and does not succumb to stark acidity. Its cleansing style makes it a fine match for sundry shellfish and milder, white-fleshed fish dishes, yet it has sufficient fruity substance to succeed equally well with simple poultry. It is well worth its moderate price.
- Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine, February 2006

Wine Editor's Pick
This wine is reminiscent of the best from New Zealand yet has it own "California kick." It is fresh, fruity and charged with plenty of unabashed grassiness in its intense aromas and medium-deep flavors. Refreshing and briskly balanced, but also nicely structured, its cleansing style makes it a fine match for sundry shellfish and milder, white-fleshed fish dishes, yet it has sufficient fruity substance to succeed equally well with simple poultry.
- Marin Independent Journal, March 8, 2006

2004 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

89 Points
Brisk, brash, fresh and squeaky clean, this youthfully exuberant wine is perhaps a little on the simple, slightly grapey side of the spectrum, but we have no complaint about either its juicy fruit or its zesty balance. It would be a great joy as a mate to lighter white fishes grilled with a little butter over the next year or two. GOOD VALUE $15.00
- Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine April 2005

2003 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

"Top Ten Sauvignon Blancs of the Year"
Wine & Spirits Magazine, August 2005

88 POINTS
This refreshingly crisp, clean wine comes from one of California’s most consistent Sauvignon Blanc producers. Its rich in ripe cius, juicy green apple and spicy fig flavors, with a smooth, honeyed finish.
-  WINE ENTHUSIAST, DECEMBER 1, 2004

89 POINTS
Clean fresh lime juice flavors enliven this crisp sauvignon. It feels out with a touch of sweetness for veal, chicken or fish; any white meat sautéed with mushrooms.
-WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, OCTOBER, 2004

4 STARS
A supple, ripely flavored, full bodied Sauvignon tasting of melon, pear, lemon grass and lemon. Medium long finish. Restaurant Wine , June, 2004

Gold Medal
The only Sauvignon Blanc from the US selected by 63 of the world's top sommeliers and wine tasters from 22 countries for a gold medal. STARWINE Competition, March 6, 2004

87 Points
"Peach, grass and citrus flavors offer lively intensity; with generous depth to hay and lemon-skin character on the finish". Wine Spectator June 30, 2004

2002 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

RATED 90 POINTS
"Sharp edged and earthy as a radish or a scallion, this has the structure for raw shellfish, the crispness to cut right through an oyster or a clam"
-WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 2003

Second Place, Best American White Wines
"Bright Grapefruit Flavors & Good Acid Balance. Extremely Fresh & Easy to Drink."
-ASPEN WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL, JUNE, 2003

RATED 86 POINTS
"Ripe and tangy with good concentration to green apple, peach and grass flavors framed by a hint of vanilla and lemon skin on the finish. Drink now through 2005"
-WINE SPECTATOR, AUGUST 31, 2003

2001 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

Exceptional
Rated 3 Stars
Grapefruit, lemon and tangerine on the nose and palate; some mineral flavors; clean finish, good acid and fruit balance.
-San Francisco Chronicle May, 2002

"The 2001 Girard Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most food-friendly whites I've sampled in weeks. Produced from two vineyards in California's Napa Valley, this wine has a subtle taste with a crisp finish.

Although the best complement to this winning white fresh-shucked oysters on the half-shell, it's also well-suited to fried oysters, steamed clams and paella."
- Bob Hosmon, Sun-Sentinel, FL, October 16, 2002

2000 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

Rated 90
"Kicks off with passion fruit and citrus aromas, later to reveal a riveting core of bright lemon, lime, melon, fig and green apple flavors. Sleek and round-textured, the wine is refreshing to the finish."
- Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide, May 2002