Dry Creek Vineyard, Sonoma County (California) Fumé Blanc 2018

 This charming, dry white wine, made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes, has been a success ever since Dry Creek released its first vintage in 1972.  The word “Fumé” is a reference to the Loire Valley’s Pouilly-Fumé, which it resembles far more than a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.  With no grassy or asparagus notes, Dry Creek’s Fumé offers traces of grapefruit, lime and peeled apple along with chalky minerality. There is plenty of tension in this crystalline wine, and plenty of length as well.