Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc 2006 Tasting Notes

The nose when I tried the wine was a little tight, but patience brought me peach, rose, mandarin orange and honey, a fragrant combination indeed. It was on the palate that the wine revealed its true Sauvignon Blanc wealth. The wine is dry, with a mid-level of acidity. The primary flavor notes were mandarin orange, lime, a little flint, tangerine, and a deep aura of rose. A number of tropical fruit flavor notes poke out from beneath these primary flavors: melon, pineapple and even a touch of banana. All the notes are ripe and warm.

The Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc really shines, however, when it comes to the wine's good round mouth-feel. You absolutely have the notion that you are drinking a wine (so many California Sauvignon Blancs lead you to think they are fortified Vitamin-C sports drinks). The finish is long, with the wine's acidity nicely tamed; the rose and tangerine form the final notes. I was presented with this wine initially at refrigerator temperature, but enjoyed it even more once it tempered a bit. Too cold and you lose the flowers.