Grgich Hills, Fume Blanc, 2009

White or Red: White

Grape(s): Sauvignon Blanc

Origin: Napa Valley

Vintage: 2009

Price: Cheaper than $15

Overall:

This one comes from a loyal reader who enforces rules on my job.  From the Sauvignon Blancs we've posted on Semi-Pro, this one is vastly different.  Perhaps it's the biodynamic grapes they use on their estate or maybe just the origin - who cares.

Grgich Hills smells like Granny Smith apples with a slight tinge of lemon rearing from the annals of the bottle.  It is undeniably well balanced, mostly crisp/dry and finishes silky and soft.  Kind of an interesting mouth texture if I might add.

From the ones I've tasted and posted, SB is typically very light-  Grgich certainly has a bigger structure that sternly places it in the medium-bodied category.  By no means it this characteristic off-putting- I merely mention it because I started the post by saying how the wine was like no other SB we've posted.

You'd be well liked if you served this very cold.  While the first glass made me reach for the computer to post, the second made me sad that it's only Tuesday