The wine of this week is again a dry white. As the weather in NYC is finally turning better, an easy and refreshing white wine is a good choice to kill some idle time or simply satisfy your wine cravings (no judgement at all!) This wine is a blend of 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes from various appellations in Sonoma County and it adopt both stainless steel tanks and older French oak barrels for fermentation according to the wine-maker. The wine-maker's notes for this wine goes:
"bursting with luscious fruit flavors reminiscent of ripe pineapple, white peach, grapefruit, lemon, kiwi and guava, with just the right touch of grass. A blend of French oak and stainless steel fermentation lends warm spice notes and a creamy mouthfeel, while retaining a refreshing crisp brightness that lends itself to be paired with a variety of dishes."
Let's see if it really reflect these nice words.
Sight
Light bright yellow, clear and completely transparent.
Smell
First Smell: generous sweet aroma that remind you of preserved fruit and honey, plus a hint of the smell of wax oil. But the prominent feeling is still the sweetness of ripe tropical fruit, mostly pineapple.
Second Smell: Pineapple becomes even more obvious. The aroma of kiwi and grapefruit also stands out. If you shake it harder, you may also sense the feeling of lime.
Taste
Light body, simple structure, a blend of fruity flavor with some sort of animal and wet grass feelings. Bear with my wild imagination, it makes me think of a horse farm in a beautiful and vigorous spring day, where stands a single brilliant brown horse, with its heads down, leisurely eating the delicate grass that just sprouted after the spring shower last night...
There is no burden drinking this wine. Enjoy the rich fruity aroma and let your imagination go wild.
Cheers,
Cyan
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