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Napa 2023 Sauvignon Blanc – worth stocking up

Tuesday 19 August 2025 • 4 min read
Spottswoode premises

Napa’s cool, late 2023 vintage resulted in well-balanced, expressive Sauvignon Blancs from top producers. Such as the notably environmentally conscious Spottswoode, whose premises are pictured above.

Two years ago, just after publishing a 2023 harvest report on California, I received a response from a Willamette Valley wine producer that read, ‘With the flipped season, I might be buying Napa instead of Willamette this year!’

While I wouldn’t recommend skipping Willamette’s 2023 vintage, I can attest that when it comes to Napa Sauvignon Blanc, you would be well served to stock up on 2023s from your favourite producers.

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