2023 Arnot-Roberts Sauvignon Blanc, Ascona Vineyard, Santa Cruz, California La Clarine Farm From a parcel planted with

From a parcel planted with fifty year old vines over marl in Sainte-Agnès

The 2013 wine year is marked by a succession of particular climatic conditions: a rainy spring but combined with a hot summer with the strongest sunshine ever recorded in Champagne

closer to Tours-sur-Marne

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2023 Arnot-Roberts Sauvignon Blanc, Ascona Vineyard, Santa Cruz, California La Clarine Farm From a parcel planted withAscona Vineyard is located on a ridgetop high up in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 2,500 feet, overlooking the Big Basin watershed. The sloping southwest facing hillside is 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean, with abundant sunshine during the day, and consistent overnight fog and cool ocean breezes. The small 4. 5 acre vineyard was planted in 2000 on the site of an old Christmas tree farm, and has been meticulously farmed by Ken and Abbey Swegles since