Alienor
Sauvignon Blanc · Lake County, US
From public reviewers
4reviews
87median pts
$50median price
Winemaker Denis Malbec has created a brilliantly delicious, crisp, dry yet richly textured version of the variety that opens with golden honey, dried apricot and lychee on the nose and mouth. Very minerally, the wine has a steely finish with smoky, oaky edges. || Good and dry, but awkward, with slightly vegetal flavors sticking through riper ones of blackberries and black currants. The acid-tannin relationship also is unbalanced. Redeems itself on the finish, with a flourish of chocolate. || Winemaker Denis Malbec …
Sources: Wine Enthusiast
What WineTone users say
No WineTone users have labeled this one yet. Be the first.
Sign in to label this wine in
your own words.