| TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
| Profile #1 Stylized Dry Style |
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| Appearance | Pale straw. | ||
| Aroma | Aromas of grapefruit, fig, and gunpowder tea are stylishly complex and a little closed, with well-integrated but substantial wood. | ||
| Flavor | Oily, rich texture, with understated citrus and cashew elements. | ||
| Balance | Good acidity. Good candidates to lay down for a couple years, as one would a good white Bordeaux. | ||
| PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
| Terroir | Clay loams on the Valley floor are cool by daily winds from the Pacific drawn across the Livermore Valley by warm rising air in the Central Valley. | ||