ROBERT PARKER REVIEW: The star of this line-up is the delicious, exotic, fruit-forward 2009 The Fume, a blend of Sauvignon Blanc from the North Coast (primarily Lake County and Alexander Valley). It offers abundant notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, fig and melons in a crisp, fresh, medium-bodied, exotic, exuberant style. It needs to be consumed over the next year.

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The 2008 vintage boasts flavors and aromas of citrus and tropical fruits expressed over a bright, yet rich mouthfeel. The wine was predominately fermented in stainless steel to retain the fruit aromatics and a portion was barrel fermented to increase the texture of the wine. Also the use's a clone of Sauvignon Blanc called Sauvignon Musqué to add a hint of orange blossom and tangerine. A round, yet vibrant wine, The Fumé goes down easy with oysters on the half-shell by the dozen. Not shy around seafood of any kind.

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