<h1><strong>2010 H3 (Horse Heaven Hills) Sauvignon Blanc</strong> -- Columbia Crest Winery Shopping Cart</h1> <b>$15.00</b> -- <i>Juicy, white fruit & melon flavors team with bright acidity, ending with a lengthy but refreshing finish.<br><em>Horse Heaven Hills</em></i> <p> <p><img height="468" align="right" width="150" src="https://store.nexternal.com/ccw/images/btl_H3_SauvBlanc.gif" /><b>Tasting Notes</b><br />Upon pouring this lively Sauvignon Blanc, bold scents of passion friut, gooseberry, and citrus erupt from the glass.&nbsp; Juicy, white fruit &amp; melon flavors team with bright acidity, ending with a lengthy but refreshing finish.<em><br /><br /></em>The 2010 vintage was the cooler than the past vintages; bud break arrived on schedule in early April, but a cool, wet spring delayed flowering and reduced fruit set across many varieties.<br /><br />An unusually cool summer produced dramatic differences in ripening between warmer and cooler sites, with veraison extending into September in some cooler areas.<br /><br />However, naturally low yields, combined with over a month of consistently warm weather from late September through late October, produced phenolic ripeness and flavor development with extraordinary natural acidity.<br /><br />Cool, wet weather returned in late October, an appropriate bookend to a challenging harvest.<br /><br />Overall, 2010 produced balanced, elegant wines with lower alcohol and higher acidity.<br /><br /><strong>Technical Data</strong></p> <ul> <li>Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc</li> <li>Alcohol: 13.5%</li> <li>Total acidity: 0.65 g/100mL</li> <li>pH:&nbsp; 3.22<br /></li> </ul> </p> <p> <ul style="padding-left: 15px"> <li>SKU: 36404</li> </ul> </p> <p><b>Other products in the category <a href="http://store.columbiacrest.com/Category13" title="All Wines">All Wines</a>:</b> <br clear="left"><br /><ul style="padding-left: 15px"><li> <a href="http://store.columbiacrest.com/Product167" title="&lt;strong&gt;2009 H3 (Horse Heaven Hills) Merlot&lt;/strong&gt;"><strong>2009 H3 (Horse Heaven Hills) Merlot</strong></a> -- The H3 Merlot opens with aromas of raspberries, black pepper and earthy tones.<br><em>Horse Heaven Hills</li></ul> <br clear="left"><br /><ul style="padding-left: 15px"><li> <a href="http://store.columbiacrest.com/Product111" title="2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon">2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon</a> -- <em>Wine Spectator's</em> #1 Wine of 2009<br>"...intense fruit aromas mingled with chocolate cherry and slight mint aromatics."<br><em>Columbia Valley</em></li></ul> <br clear="left"><br /><ul style="padding-left: 15px"><li> <a href="http://store.columbiacrest.com/Product169" title="2008 Walter Clore Private Reserve Red Wine">2008 Walter Clore Private Reserve Red Wine</a> -- <Strong>91pts - 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