2024 Sauvignon Blanc
Notebook: A popular varietal but not one commonly grown in the Finger Lakes. This is definitely a Billsboro staple, and has been a favorite of winemaker/co-owner Vinny Aliperti since his early days. As with our other 2024 whites we have a riper and fruitier expression that is still backed up by the varietal's signature peppery/grassy notes. A very relaxed but still very recognizable Sauvy B!
Vineyards: 53% Nutt Road / 47% Sawmill Creek
Winemaking:
Harvest Date: Nutt Road - September 17
Sawmill Creek - September 16
Fermentation: Lots were pressed together with 90% heading into stainless steel tank and 10% put in neutral oak puncheons for 6 weeks.
Aging: Stainless steel tank. The wine was filltered and bottled on February 7th, 2025.
ABV: 13.9%
Cases Produced: 484
Sauvignon Blanc
'The Old Vines Block'
Clones 1 and 7
Lansing gravel silt loam, 15% - 25% slope
Planted 2003
Sawmill Creek Vineyards in Hector, NY is located along the southeast corner of Seneca Lake. Its steep-sided, southwest facing vineyards are widely recognized as among the best in the Finger Lakes. We thank the Hazlitt family for their dedication to sustainable farming and passion for wine growing.
Vinny Aliperti started his wine journey making wine as a teenager with his relatives, never considering it would one day become his profession. After graduating college with a liberal arts degree and a stint in the Peace Corps, an opportunity to pursue commercial winemaking on his native Long Island was presented and he never looked back. From 1997 through 1999, Vinny apprenticed under winemaker Roman Roth at Wolffer Estate, producing mostly Chardonnay and Merlot at its state-of -the -art facility.
In early 2000, Vinny moved his family to the Finger Lakes to work at the legendary Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, where he was first exposed to Riesling production. In 2001, Vinny joined the startup Atwater Estate Vineyards, where he continues today heading up winemaking operations for over 15 varieties. Its 8000 case facility produces estate grown wines, including multiple Rieslings, Gewurztraminer, Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Franc.
With Atwater's blessing, Vinny and his wife, Kim, started their own label, Billsboro Winery, in Geneva, NY in 2007. Sourcing grapes from Sawmill Creek Vineyards on Seneca Lake, Billsboro specializes in producing small lots dry vinifera wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño, Syrah, and Pinot Noir.
