2024 Acumen PEAK Sauvignon Blanc estate spotlight
Acumen on Atlas Peak. Same mountain as the Cabernet Franc, different grape.
The market on this bottle
Top score is James Suckling on this vintage, never a Wine-Searcher aggregate.
2024 Acumen PEAK Atlas Peak Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Mountain Sauvignon Blanc at 1,300 feet. James Suckling 93, Jeb Dunnuck 92. Thirty-three on two or more.
Most Napa Sauvignon Blanc never leaves the valley floor. This one sits at 1,300 feet on Atlas Peak, Attelas Vineyard, organic, volcanic gravelly loam. Phillip Titus. James Suckling 93. Two or more are $33 a bottle. A single bottle is $70.
High-elevation Napa Sauvignon Blanc. James Suckling 93.
Attelas was Dr. Krupp's Home Vineyard, planted three years before Stagecoach. Northwest exposure, cool mountain nights, volcanic gravelly loam. Nine months, 40 percent new French oak and stainless, no malolactic. 2024 was a classic Napa vintage after a wet winter. James Suckling 93, Jeb Dunnuck 92. Two or more are $33.
Attelas at 1,300 feet, volcanic gravelly loam, 28 acres in 16 blocks. Most Napa Sauvignon Blanc never leaves the valley floor. This one sits above the fog. Harvest September 3, 2024. Winery bottle is $55. Nine months, 40 percent new French oak, no malolactic. Bottled June 2025.
The house
Phillip Titus. Acumen, Atlas Peak.
The wine
100% Sauvignon Blanc, Attelas, 1,300 feet. 9 months, 40% new oak plus steel. 14.1%.
The score
James Suckling 93. Jeb Dunnuck 92.
The table
Oysters, elote, ceviche, grilled fish.
93 points, James Suckling
Named critics only. No shop names. No aggregate score in the corner.
Lemon, wet stone, then melon.
Bright citrus and tangerine, lemon blossom, wet stone, chalk. Honeyed floral notes and a touch of vanilla from the oak. Key lime and Meyer lemon with ripe orchard fruit. Clean, fresh, mineral finish. Suckling: drink or hold. Dunnuck: 2025 to 2028. Serve cold.
9 months in 40% new French oak and stainless steel, no malolactic. 14.1% alcohol.
Sliced lemon, white pepper, pear, orchard fruit. Mineral-edged acidity, rounded texture. Juicy melon, honeyed lemon, grapefruit.
Bright citrus and tangerine, lemon blossom, wet stone, chalk. Honeyed floral notes and a touch of vanilla from the oak. Key lime and Meyer lemon with ripe orchard fruit. Clean, fresh, mineral finish. Suckling: drink or hold. Dunnuck: 2025 to 2028. Serve cold.
Serve near 62 F for reds, colder for whites. A short decant if the note asks for air.
Phillip Titus
100 percent Sauvignon Blanc from Attelas Vineyard, Atlas Peak, 1,300 feet. Harvest September 3, 2024. Nine months in 40 percent new French oak and stainless-steel barrels. No malolactic fermentation. 14.1 percent alcohol. Phillip Titus.
2024 Acumen PEAK Sauvignon Blanc
Acumen PEAK is the estate line from Atlas Peak. This 2024 is the Sauvignon Blanc, labeled Atlas Peak Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, vintage 2024 on the glass.
Phillip Titus's mountain white. Same estate as the PEAK Cabernet Franc. Organic Atlas Peak.
What to put on the table
Food only. No bottles on the plate.
Reds near 62 F in a proper glass. Whites colder. A 20 to 40 minute decant when the tannins ask for it.
Ina Garten grills oysters with lemon dill butter. A cooking video for the pairing, not a winery film.
Herb-butter oysters
Mineral Sauvignon Blanc and a cold oyster.
View Recipe for Grilled oysters (opens in a new tab)
Elote
Citrus, chili, and a mountain white.
View Recipe for Elote (opens in a new tab)James Suckling 93. Atlas Peak Sauvignon Blanc. $33 when you take two.
Mountain Sauvignon Blanc at 1,300 feet. James Suckling 93, Jeb Dunnuck 92. Thirty-three on two or more.
Two or more are $33 each. A single bottle is $70. Twelve bottles ship free.
