Sauvignon Blanc
84/100
The short takeBright lemon, peach, and tropical fruit on a dry, light palate. Lively acidity gives the wine its line, and the modest depth does not undo a glass worth pouring again.
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Who it’s for A dry Sauvignon Blanc when lemon, peach, and lively acidity are enough, and depth is not.
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In the glass
- Appearance
- Pale lemon, brilliantly clear.
- Nose
- Moderately expressive. Fresh lemon and ripe peach open together, tropical fruit between them, citrus and stone fruit in an easy balance.
- Palate
- Dry and light-bodied. Peach and citrus ride a vibrant, well-integrated acidity. The texture is smooth, and the tartness is mouthwatering: energy and freshness, without the acid burying the fruit. The fruit stays present through the middle of the sip.
- Finish
- Medium in length. Lively acidity carries through a crisp, pleasantly tart close, clean rather than abrupt.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Bone dry
- Acidity
- Bright acidity
- Body
- Light body
- Finish length
- Medium finish
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
Moderately convincing as Sauvignon Blanc. The citrus, the dry profile, and the refreshing acidity are the variety. A lighter body and more restrained complexity set it apart from a fuller traditional example.
The wine
The close is where this wine settles. Acidity stays lively after the swallow, crisp and pleasantly tart, medium in length rather than a quick exit. That tartness is already the palate: dry, light-bodied, peach and citrus on a smooth texture, mouthwatering without shoving the fruit aside.
The nose is quieter, and only moderately expressive. Citrus and stone fruit sit in an easy balance, and nothing in the bouquet picks a fight with the sip. Peach and citrus on the palate keep that same company, so the glass reads as one wine.
Freshness matters more here than concentration. Bright acidity gives the wine definition and lift, and the fruit stays with it. The acid is not a correction laid over the fruit. It is the structure, and the peach and citrus have enough presence to meet it. Depth is modest. The pieces fit. Beside a more fully developed Sauvignon Blanc it is moderately convincing. The citrus, the dry line, and the refreshing acidity are the variety. The lighter body and the restrained complexity are what keep it smaller. It is still a glass worth pouring again: bright, clean, and well composed.
84 sits above the median of the 18 dealcoholized Sauvignon Blanc bottles we've tasted.
The bottle
Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Research notes
Those blends are not reconciled. Producer and retailer flavor copy is not this tasting.
Where to buy
- Package
750 ml
- Availability
handonheartwine.com redirected to OkSomm on 2026-10-30 and did not present this wine. Love Child listed a bottle at $18, sold out. Fine Wine House listed one at $15.99.
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Product facts
- Producer
- Miller Family Wine Company, Santa Maria, California
- Origin
- California, United States
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Base beverage: The 2022 producer sell sheet states 100% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented and aged in stainless steel. Love Child reprints 76% Sauvignon Blanc and 24% Muscat, tank fermented and aged in tank with French oak. Fine Wine House lists 79% Sauvignon Blanc and 21% Muscat. The front label shows no vintage, so no blend is adopted.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented5 facts
- Bottle verified3 facts
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3 notes
- ABV
- Producer sheet gives a less-than ceiling. No exact residual is established. The front label does not print a figure.
- Production
- Brand page says alcohol is removed from Hand on Heart wines.
- Method
- Names BevZero spinning cone for Hand on Heart wines.
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- Volume
- The sharper front photograph crops that line.
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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- UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
- OpenDiscrepancyBase beverage.