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Wine Details
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The 2002 Charbonneau Blanc, a proprietary white wine, is 62% Semillon and 38% Sauvignon Blanc. The grapes were grown by Charbonneau Vineyard owner Mickey Witherspoon and Woodward Canyon Vineyard owners, Rick and Darcey Small. The majority of fruit is from Charbonneau Vineyard, located in northwestern Walla Walla County, overlooking the Snake River. The remaining small amount of Sauvignon Blanc is from the silt loam soils of Woodward Canyon Vineyard located three miles north of Lowden, in the Walla Walla Valley. Lively taste of fruit, cream, and spice; the fruit is in delightful balance with oak, acidity, and alcohol. The texture is silky, but rich, and the finish is generous and long
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Varietal Definition
Sauvignon Blanc:
Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California — at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety — and often assumes the moniker ‘Fume Blanc’. This popular synonym, credited to Napa’s Robert Mondavi, derives from the grape’s historic home of Pouilly in France’s Upper Loire Valley, where Sauvignon Blanc is the dominant varietal and goes locally by the name of ‘Blanc Fumé’. When treated with respect and afforded suitable growing conditions, Sauvignon Blanc is one of the wine world’s darlings. Steely, racy acidity, green, gooseberry fruit, asparagus and a grassy, herbaceous character characterize dry wines made from this grape.
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