2016 Freemark Abbey Sauvignon Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  10/16/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  With some creaminess on the palate and lemon zestiness. They don't want high pyrozine oysters. They want it food friendly, particularly with oysters. And they lower the canopy to... stone fruit on the finish.

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  6/29/2018 - Dale M wrote: 87 Points

  Heavily discounted locally (M&S) for around $13, I like the change of pace here from my usual Lorie based SB. I think this see’s a little barrel as the wine carries an ever so slight creamy edge, and combined with a solid tropical repitoire of fruit, all is good. Reminds me of Pinot Blanc actually, deceptively versitile for food pairing I think as its easy to envision a lot of food / wine combos. Nice.

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  4/7/2018 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whts, 8 Reds, + 1 Shared Bottle] from 4/6/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 95.1% S.B. + 4.9% Semillon, 20+ year-old vines in rich clay loam soil, plus 4 year old Semillon; Fermented in 62% S/s & 38% barrel (no malolactic fermentation), aged in S/s & older FR oak barrels, 20 days ave total barrel time; 13.4% ABV, "Dry", 3.38 pH, & 0.63g/100m T.A.
  
  N; "Oily" (lanolin?) with grass, poss flowers; toast way underneath?
  
  P: Med, poss MF body; RNDISH entry with nice, almost swtish frt which transitions into a LONG, tangy/swt (70:30) finish with the BAREST hint of bitterness. A crisp, "food friendly" style for now & prob through '20, + I can see this improving through the Summer of '18. My VG/VG+. 91 pts winereviewonline.com @ $25. [This vendor's$19.95 is in the top quartile of wine-searcher's current listings.]
  
  Note: FYI, though I found this crisp & sans detectable R.S., one very experienced taster was CERTAIN he detected R.S.

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  5/7/2017 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 88 Points

  Pale straw color. Smells of ruby red grapefruit, guava and lemon with honey, perfume and hints of sliced green peppers. Medium+ bodied with a pleasantly plump texture but vibrant acidity. Chunky pineapple and guava fruit with a drizzle of lime juice, and I get some waxy/honeyed elements, white tea, vanilla, almond. A rich style but stays vibrant and crisp. The French oak barrel-fermented notes are woven in well and don’t dominate the other elements. Includes 5% Semillon.

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