One of my TOP TEN WINE EXPERIENCES OF 2014. Simply love this wine! Medium straw, light yellow color; dried apple and mineral in the nose, understated and persistent and eerily deductive; medium bodied; dry, medium acidity, well balanced; tart apple flavors, some slate; medium finish. An amazing dry chenin blanc made in a style unheard of in American winemaking circles. (Best Served: 2014-2017) (Tasted: August 25, 2014, San Francisco, CA) [Sourcing: Vineyard planted in the early 1980's on very sandy soils in the Foxen Canyon district] [Winemaking: Tank fermented, transferred to neutral wood for the winter, racked back to tank for a few months prior to bottlng] [Eric Railsback-Winemaker] #whitewine #cheninblanc #santaynezvalley #centralcoast
One of my TOP TEN WINE EXPERIENCES OF 2014. Simply love this wine! Medium straw, light yellow color; dried apple and mineral in the nose, understated and persistent and eerily deductive; medium bodied; dry, medium acidity, well balanced; tart apple flavors, some slate; medium finish. An amazing dry chenin blanc made in a style unheard of in American winemaking circles. (Best Served: 2014-2017) (Tasted: August 25, 2014, San Francisco, CA) [Sourcing: Vineyard planted in the early 1980's on very sandy soils in the Foxen Canyon district] [Winemaking: Tank fermented, transferred to neutral wood for the winter, racked back to tank for a few months prior to bottlng] [Eric Railsback-Winemaker] #whitewine #cheninblanc #santaynezvalley #centralcoast
2 people found it helpfulJan 4th, 2015
Candied lemon, beeswax, honeyed, bright honeysuckle.
Candied lemon, beeswax, honeyed, bright honeysuckle.
May 3rd, 2015
Zesty, lemony, pear, and acidic
Zesty, lemony, pear, and acidic
Jul 19th, 2019
Varietally correct fruit. Decent mineral/acid/structure when it's cold. As it warms/opens, a weird twang of vanilla/oak. Feels disjointed, no balance. Reminds me of the more commercialized South African Chenins. $25. Pass.
Varietally correct fruit. Decent mineral/acid/structure when it's cold. As it warms/opens, a weird twang of vanilla/oak. Feels disjointed, no balance. Reminds me of the more commercialized South African Chenins. $25. Pass.
Mar 12th, 2017
Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
