WTN Ruston Sauvignon Blanc 2002

[tcizma]

I am drinking this wine as I write this and I'm having a little difficulty getting it pinned down. it's good no doubt, but why? Most Napa Sauv Blanc lately have tasted like chardonnay wannabes to me. ( ok that's a little over generalization ) This wine has an herbaceous minerality to it that is quite attractive. Nicely acidic, but not over done. Dare I say that had I blind tasted it I might have picked it as originating outside California?

Not sure where John Ruston sources this fruit, I don't think he grows it. Not even sure who is making wines at Ruston since Melka left. This is a sparkling example of what California can produce when it wants to, without trying to make a wine that is all thimgs to all people. ( for under $20 retail)