Hannah Nicole 2004 Fumé Blanc

Hannah Nicole 2004 Fumé Blanc

- Overall rating
grapefruit • citrus • vanilla • smooth • round • crisp • dry • sauvignon blanc • white
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From the Winery

Hannah Nicole Vineyards is a family-owned winery producing award-winning Bordeaux and Rhone varietal wines in the eastern portion of Contra Costa County, California. On the edge of the California Delta Waterways, we enjoy long warm summers with cool evenings. During the average growing season, we receive less than 1 inch of rain! We enjoy daytime temperatures that occasionally rise to triple digits and then drop more than 40 degrees in the evening, creating optimal growing conditions for wine grapes. All of our wines are very food-friendly and offer a tremendous value in relation to other California regions.

Tasting Notes

Our 2004 Fumé Blanc is a blend of 88% Sauvignon Blanc and 12% Viognier. Ripe with flavors of grapefruit, citrus and vanilla, this wine is as flavorful as is promised by its aromas. Barrel fermented and aged in new and used French Oak for 7 months, this wine has a smooth and rounded texture with a crisp dry finish.

Composition 88% Sauvignon Blanc
12% Viognier
from Balfour Road Vineyard
Appellation Contra Costa County
Harvested August 19, 2004
Alcohol 14.65%
Fermented in Stainless steel, then moved to French oak for barrel fermentation and aging
Aged for 7 months
Aged in 1 & 2 year old French oak
Bottled June 8, 2005
Production 720 cases
Awards BRONZE MEDAL
2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
BRONZE MEDAL
2006 CA State Fair Wine Competition
Member Reviews
robm
Great for a change of pace
robm
Nov 14, 2007, 8:54 PM
Good wine. A nice blend between smooth and fruity. Pleasant break from a heavy chard, but not as dry as a 100% savignon blanc.
DrDebs
Great House White
drdebs
Oct 17, 2007, 10:53 PM
This wine would be a great candidate for your house white. Not as assertively grassy as most sauvignon blancs, it was not as oakey as most fume-style wines, either. The blend of sauvignon blanc and viognier made this wine round and rich, however, which made it a good food wine. Muted aromas of citrus from the sauvignon blanc were paired with floral aromas from the viognier. On the palate, I tasted pink grapefruit and meyer lemon and the finish had more floral notes. This wine tasted clean, and I couldn't imagine a food that it wouldn't go well with--which is why it would make such a good house white.