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The Story
FUMÉ BLANC RESERVE: One-hundred percent of the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grapes are sourced from our To Kalon estate vineyard, with select blocks first planted in 1945. We believe these blocks to be the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines in North America.
Wine Information
This notably cool vintage kept the vineyard crew busy thinning shoots and leaves to increase sun exposure and encourage ripening. It also had the beneficial effect of extending “hangtime,” literally giving the clusters additional time for flavor development. A brief, intense heat wave in late August resulted in sunburn to some of the exposed clusters, particularly in the To Kalon Sauvignon Blanc, where we had to thin an already small crop. As we harvested our reserve blocks, from September 4th through 22nd, Mother Nature returned us to the warm, days and cool nights essential for peak maturity.
