Cantina Kalern Quintessence Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (WA 93)

Wine Advocate 93 points.
This wine opens to passion fruit and green papaya, followed by sharper tones of dried ginger and a dusting of powdered licorice root. The Cantina Kaltern 2019 Alto Adige Sauvignon Quintessenz offers a richer and more elongated texture compared to your classic expression of Sauvignon Blanc, yet its aromas remain intact, zippy and fresh. There is a hint of extra ripeness to those flavors that underlines the more tropical or exotic side of the grape in this release of 12,000 bottles. ML Sep 2021.