Soft and approachable, with soft curves and an easygoing delivery of light and traditional SB flavors. Yellow citrus, quince, grass, and grey rock. A leisurely saunter of an attack, gliding across…
Traditional SB notes of yellow citrus and white stone core fruit, yellow pear, lemon juice, honeydew melon, mango, pumice, sulfur, and wet pavement. A medium attack with an equally medium-weighted…
A somewhat more compelling SB than the III Rows SBs served before this Boeschen. Yellow citrus, honeydew, light grass, orange membrane, and gray pebbles. Simple, but with a decent amount of energy…
Perhaps a slight improvement from the 2016 version of this SB, the 2014 exhibited more of a prairie grass note that added some lift...."some" lift. The main issue here was that the core fruit didn't…
A wonderful nose of tropical fruit and grass. Yet, once this hit the palate, its delivery of flavors was mostly deadpan. Light lemon, pear flesh, alkaline, and dry grass. Expressionless for the most…
A wine that offers more cerebral interest than it does any type of readily identifiable signature flavor profile associated with the varietal. This is more of a reductive sherry-Champagne hybrid than…
A friendly enough SB that kicks out light-hearted flavors of white melon and yellow citrus fruit, quince, pebbles, and some grass. Light-to-medium bodied, with a graceful glide across the palate.…
Barrel sample. A gorgeous example of a domestic Sauvignon Blanc. Quite possibly one of the best examples of the varietal I've ever had. Notes of lemon and yellow citrus, tropical fruit, grass,…
Oxidative and penetrating on the palate, with a lamp oil texture. Notes of dark candied honey, sherry, dried apricot, roasted salty almonds, and apple cider. Nearly identical to the 2001 Kalin…
Great for pouring into fondue cheese sauce to provide some acid and lift. Not so great for pouring in a glass. Light and crisp tropical fruit flavors meet alkaline battery. Clipped and infantile…
Somewhat traditional tropical fruit notes (without being a Carmen Miranda hat) juxtaposed with elements of stone and yellow citrus notes. Soft on the edges and thankfully no harsh steely bite on the…
A perplexing wine for sure. The oak influence in this wine confused the flavor profile for me to the point that I really couldn't understand what I was drinking. A significantly bitter,…
Same as my specific tasting notes from June 20, 2017. I've been fortunate enough to have a couple beautiful SQN whites lately, so they were still in my mind as I was sipping this Realm. I'd love to…
Same as my previous notes. A light-bodied SB that is crisp and refreshing, but lacks mid-palate and concentration. Faint lemon, grass, and sea. Falls off on the back end. It's "fine," but barely.…
Resembling a comparatively lighter, less tropical version of the domestic varietal, this wine exhibited fairly typical yellow and white stone fruit notes. An agreeable SB, but not one that…
"Not bad for a Fume Blanc," was the phrase that the four of us simultaneously uttered. And it isn't "bad" by any means. It displayed some of the usual SB characteristics; a little lighter bodied in…
Beautiful and focused notes of white peach and ripe pear rush up on the initial attack. Additional notes of yellow citrus, white pumice, and quince paste follow through to the mid-palate. Some light…
Same as all of my previous notes. The dry and sherry-esque profile of this wine, especially on the finish, has become a little wearisome for me personally. It's ok, but it's just ok at this point.
All previous notes apply. My last bottle. A good SB, but one in which I found myself longing for a little more "oomph" from overall. Crisp, light, and agreeable. A good sipper on a hot day.
A very easy going SB that is smooth and inviting. Not a whole lot of unique flavors to distinguish it from other SBs, but a pleasant sipper nonetheless.
