2014 Ehlers Estate Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc *Smart Buys* This expressive white

*Smart Buys* This expressive white is aromatic and juicy

older vines

Attractive and relatively forward

this drinks best after significant aeration or decanting

which did not produce as many profound wines as the Bordeaux publicity machine suggested

2014 Ehlers Estate Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc *Smart Buys* This expressive whiteFounded by Bernard Ehlers in the 1880s, Ehlers Estate is now owned by the Leducq Foundation, established by Jean and Sylviane Leducq to support cardiovascular research. Said to be close to the winemaker's heart his "favorite white wine in the Napa Valley," the Sauvignon Blanc comes from the winery's organically farmed Napa Valley estate.