2019 Sémillon
This wine is a lightweight boxer in its prime. It has energy and texture. It surprises you and dances around your palette, with a tiny bit of tannin from the skin contact. This beautiful Sémillon is layered with bright acid, herbal notes like thyme and tarragon, truffle honey, caramel, citrus, candied lemon peel, and orange blossom.
Wine Specifications
ABV
12.2%
Vintage
2019
Region
Santa Barbara County
Varietal
100% Sémillon
Vineyard notes
This one acre block of Clone 2 is starting to mature nicely and show its personality. The fruit was harvested a few weeks later than in previous years, as the vintage was cooler and wetter than average.
Production notes
The block was hand harvested and separated into two lots. The first was destemmed and fermented on the skins in open top puncheons. The second lot was pressed directly and fermented in French oak and stainless steel. After 15 and 30 days respectively, the skin contact lot was pressed and aged in mostly neutral French oak. The wine was then blended and bottled in spring of 2020.
CASES: 81
