2025 Burning Daylight Sauvignon Blanc

2025 BURNING DAYLIGHT SAUVIGNON BLANC

Sauvignon Blanc grows exceptionally well at Bell Mountain where we use two distinct rootstocks and clones to create variety and flavor in our wines. This wine is always a space for creativity, where we explore different yeast strains, pressing techniques, and barrel formats for each vintage. In 2025, we picked the vineyard at varying levels of ripeness to showcase the full spectrum and potential of Sauvignon Blanc at Bell Mountain Ranch. 80% of the fruit was macerated on skins overnight to build aromatic complexity and texture, delivering a lush mouthfeel with structure and an abundance of aroma and flavor, along with the classic Sauvignon Blanc juiciness we love. The remaining 20% were direct-to-press and whole cluster pressed to preserve freshness and minerality, complementing the riper, more expressive fruit. We periodically stirred the lees in barrel from the end of harvest thorough the early stages of aging to further enhance mouthfeel and bring added richness and lusciousness to the wine.

The 2025 Burning Daylight Sauvignon Blanc shows bright aromas of sweet pink grapefruit, Meyer lemon, candied peaches, fresh pineapple, nectarine, tangerine and pear, with intriguing spice notes of fennel, bay leaf and boxwood. On the palate this wine is bright and vibrant with persistent and sweet acidity that evolve into a long, lingering finish reminiscent of lemon tart topped with chiffon.

Vintage

With no heat spikes and cool, mild weather, the 2025 vintage provided ideal conditions for bright acidity, and the development of subtle flavors and aromas. The winter of 2025 offered above average rainfall. The warm, dry spring provided conditions for optimal shoot growth and berry set. The vintage followed a predictable pattern with even ripening.