Graham

9.2

Started a bit closed but then opened up and revealed nice dark fruit and some forest floor. Definitely can wait longer. With Mikey G on NYE — 6 months ago

JKT

9.3

Mateo Sarah Anne visit and he’s a foodie and vino lover especially Champagne. Wow! A Blanc de Blanc with clean complex white floral nose laced just so with yeasty profile but not in your face like B-S. Dances on the palate and super long evolving finish. Yum! Terrific with the Asian style scallops appetizer — 3 years ago

romo

9.3

I loved this NV Solera blend. I also like dry sherry. #canaryislands (frivolous party wines coming at you below) — 5 years ago

Blake Walker

8.9

Pale yellow. Lemon notes. Tart. — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

Another last of its kind wine as the San Mateo moved to Alesia label after this vintage. This young blend is really singing right now with bright red fruit and cedar spice and well balanced acidity. A candidate for short term aging, but the freshness of the fruit really shines now. — 7 years ago

Noah Bo Jensen

9.3

Very well rounded and a good blend of flavors — 8 years ago

Jean-François Giroux

9.0

Bel assemblage!! La vanille, les cerises… notes de fraises!
Belle découverte!
2020… Antequera (resto 29€) — 2 years ago

JKT

9.0

Mateo Sarah Anne visit and he’s a foodie and vino lover tasting through dessert wines. A good Sauternes outshine by its assorted company. — 3 years ago

Alex Dang

9.2

Nice and smoky. Very tasty mezcal. — 4 years ago

Steve Parker

9.3

Mateo 2021. 2015 vintage — 5 years ago

Ciara Byrne

9.1

Rainy days in San Mateo — 7 years ago

Matt Reed

9.0

Got it in San Mateo at Pasta Pasta — 7 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

A perfect accompaniment for calamari steak, cannelloni, and veal piccata. La Lanterna is one of our favorite places when we’re in San Mateo. One of the nicest Sauvignon Blanc I’ve ever had. — 8 years ago

with Bonnie

JKT

9.1

Mateo Sarah Anne visit and he’s a foodie and vino lover. Full just maturing Riesling with that petrol hay bread basket floral notes and lovely lively texture with penetrating finish. Risotto with scallops? No problem. — 3 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

#tempranilloblanco — 3 years ago

Bryan

9.0

Shallow but nice tail — 4 years ago

Jessica Williams

10

Amazing with vanilla flavors. Wine bar after dinner in San Fran (Mateo) — 7 years ago

Ciara Byrne

10

Rainy days in San Mateo — 7 years ago

Ola Lenin

9.2

Earthy minerals and apricot. Lemon curd in the finish. A hint of marzipan. Lovely wine, one of the best Italian white I had actually. Love the artwork. — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.1

I’ve had the hardest time remembering my new zip code even despite having written it a thousand times in the last few weeks... maybe I’m still dreaming... anyway...

It was still 90° at 7:30 so I went in search of Sauvignon Blanc. Sunshine Foods is the local grocery and has exactly the surprisingly very good selection that should be expected from a specialty local grocer in the heart of Napa Valley. I’m not going to lie, I bought this wine so that I would finally learn my zip code (even if I did let somebody ahead of me at checkout so I could finish researching it).

The winemaker is Sam Baxter of Terra Valentine and it’s sourced from the San Mateo Ranch Vineyard in Rutherford. At $19 that was good enough for me. Loaded with ripe pear and fresh, almost underripe melon, lime zest, and stony minerality, with just a tinge of honeysuckle that softens the corners. The acid is relatively toned down but still present enough to satisfy most purists. — 8 years ago