2025 Pearl Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes
2025 Pearl Sauvignon Blanc opens with a blast of pearl, mineral, citrus, fresh cut grass, and lemon curd. The almost tender texture guides lovely flavors of pear, glorious pear, honeysuckle, slate, lime and muskmelon. WARNING: this beauty is so delicious you may think the bottle somehow has a leak. Know that feeling?
Food pairing: anything that lives in the ocean, but oysters for sure. Crottin de Chavignol goat cheese.
Movie pairing: The Wizard of Oz
FOUNDERS’ NOTES
Pearl was Kelly's first solo wine project, spawned in 2009 from her love of New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. Pearl was named in honor of Kelly's fictitious great grandmother who drove around in a pearl Cadillac convertible and drank Tennessee whiskey. The style is both mineral and fruit driven, like if Sancerre and New Zealand made a Sauvignon Blanc baby.
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Sauvignon Blanc |
| Appellation | Yakima Valley |
| Vineyard | Olsen, Sagemoor, Wallula |
| Acid | 0.50 g/100mL |
| PH | 3.46 |
| Aging | Stainless Steel tanks and neutral barrels |
| Fermentation | Fermented in stainless steel and smaller tanks |
| Residual Sugar | 0.03 g/100 mL |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 12/17/2025 |
| Cases Produced | 2055 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | Washington |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
"Mellow and round-textured, this medium to full-bodied white offers ripe apples and pears with hints of lemon rind and crushed herbs. Bright, lingering finish. Drink now."
91 points James Suckling
