TASTING NOTES
Nose: Passion fruit, gooseberry, pineapple and satsuma peel, with hints of ginger, saffron and sesame
Palate: Passion fruit, guava, pineapple, lime peel, lemongrass and stony minerality
Structure: Lively acidity with a rich, textured middle from skin contact and lees stirring, and a long, mineral finish
VARIETAL
100% Sauvignon Blanc
VINEYARDS
Lonesome Spring Ranch, Corfu Crossing, Equus and Conner Lee, Columbia Valley
WINEMAKING
Aged 12 months on the lees in French oak and concrete egg (15% new oak), with skin contact and bâtonnage. Made by Master of Wine Billo Naravane. 13.9% alcohol.
CRITICS
94 points and Editors' Choice, Wine Enthusiast
CELLARING
Delicious now, and will keep developing for 8 or more years
PRODUCER
Tim Lenihan, who grew up in the Yakima Valley, and Sidney Rice founded Dossier Wine Collective in Walla Walla in 2021, naming it for how they work: every idea from their team and community goes into one file, and the best wine comes out. Master of Wine Billo Naravane makes the wines from some of Washington's best vineyards.
*Tropical and textured rather than grassy. Scallops, Thai herbs or goat cheese.*