Expert Wine Picks: Star Lane Sauvignon Blanc 2005

The Peninsula’s sommelier selects a Californian wine for this week’s wine pick.

Jordi Chan is the sommelier at Peninsula Hotel. For our wine pick this week, he selects the Star Lane Sauvignon Blanc 2005 by Star Lane.

Star Lane is a vineyard located on the lower slopes of the San Rafael Mountains in Santa Ynez Valley, in sunny California. The terraine features a unique mix of weathered sand, gravel and alluvial cobbles over clay subsoil. With both excellent drainage and good water-holding capacity, these conditions mimic terrain found at the best vineyards in Bordeaux.

Their Sauvignon Blanc is bottled unfiltered after 10 months on fermentation lees (lees being the yeasty residue found in the cask); giving the wine a more rounded & creamy texture on the palate.

Tasting Notes

• White flowers, gooseberries and mandarin orange nose, with a taste of passionfruit and grapefruit. On the palate, refreshing acidity keeps the wine lively and well structured.

Food Pairing

• It is a delicious wine to pair with shellfish dishes, like mussel or clams with white wine sauce.

Wine Stats:

• Name + year: Star Lane Sauvignon Blanc 2005
• Appellation:  Santa Ynez Valley, California
• Type of wine/ varietals: Sauvignon Blanc
• Alcohol content: 13.5%
• Price: HK$650 per bottle

Wine Expert Rating

• 4 Stars

5 star= outstanding, 4 stars =worthy, 3 stars = satisfactory, 2 stars = drinkable, 1 star = avoid

Where to buy?

• Felix, The Peninsula Hong Kong. Tel: 2315 3188