Eponymous Proprietary White 2016
Overview
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Eponymous Proprietary White 2016 aromas offer nuances of white peach, orange blossom, and honeysuckle, with enjoyable intensity and complexity. The flavors follow, with added hints of vanilla and coconut. The body and mouth feel are enhanced by the sur lies aging, which gives the wine added silkiness to balance the good acidity and adds to the long, enjoyable finish. |
Wine Facts
Winemaker Notes
The winemaker waitied 13 years to find the right vineyard and varietal to make this white wine blend, to be light and yet complex. With this second vintage of the Eponymous Propriety White, he is still using grapes from the same wonderful vineyard in Carneros but has changed the varietal makeup to Pinot Blanc and Riesling, which he thinks is even more enjoyable than the first vintage. Often wines made by fermenting different varietals together can be wonderful, due to the seamless harmony of fruit characteristics that can be achieved. The fruit was cofermented in stainless steel at cool temperatures for enhanced fruit intensity, before being transferred near the end of fermentation to smaller 75-gallon stainless steel drums for 6 months of sur lies aging, adding complexity and mouth feel.
Serving Hints
An excellent apertif. A great match for both hot and cold appetizers, especially seafood, vegetable dishes, and Asian cuisine.
The winemaker waitied 13 years to find the right vineyard and varietal to make this white wine blend, to be light and yet complex. With this second vintage of the Eponymous Propriety White, he is still using grapes from the same wonderful vineyard in Carneros but has changed the varietal makeup to Pinot Blanc and Riesling, which he thinks is even more enjoyable than the first vintage. Often wines made by fermenting different varietals together can be wonderful, due to the seamless harmony of fruit characteristics that can be achieved. The fruit was cofermented in stainless steel at cool temperatures for enhanced fruit intensity, before being transferred near the end of fermentation to smaller 75-gallon stainless steel drums for 6 months of sur lies aging, adding complexity and mouth feel.
Serving Hints
An excellent apertif. A great match for both hot and cold appetizers, especially seafood, vegetable dishes, and Asian cuisine.
Producer: Eponymous
Region: Carneros, Sonoma, California
Country: United States
Wine Composition: 84% Pinot Blanc, 16% Riesling
BRIX at Harvest: 22.6
Total Acidity: 6.18 g/l
pH: 3.15
Alcohol: 12.6%
Region: Carneros, Sonoma, California
Country: United States
Wine Composition: 84% Pinot Blanc, 16% Riesling
BRIX at Harvest: 22.6
Total Acidity: 6.18 g/l
pH: 3.15
Alcohol: 12.6%
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