Fumé Blanc
2024

Fumé Blanc

North Coast

The winter of 2023-2024 saw significant rainfall for the second year in a row in Sonoma County and throughout the North Coast region. With average temperatures in winter and spring, budbreak was right on target, if not a touch early. With steady average temperatures into the summer, harvest was right on schedule. By the Labor Day weekend heat dome, the majority of our white grape harvest was complete. The few vineyard blocks that remained were helped along by the heat and escaped without significant damage. Harvest was well-paced and smooth, with no surprises. This year’s growing season is characterized by ripe tropical fruit, lush mouthfeel, and rich finish. We picked our first fruit on August 14 and the last on October 10.

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Tasting Notes

The 2024 Fumé Blanc is crisp and full of bright fruit characters. Aromas of guava, apricot, and lychee lead to fresh pineapple, mango, peach, and lemon cream on the palate. This wine is light and refreshing - perfect for spring and summer dining al fresco.

Wine Data

Origin: Sonoma
Alcohol content: 13.9%
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Acid: 5.53 g/L
pH: 3.48
Composition: Sauvignon Blanc

Wine Fact Sheet

  • 2022

    Fact Sheet

    Fumé Blanc pairs well with simple seafood and poultry dishes, and also holds up nicely with veal and pork. This wine has lively flavors that go well with spicy and ethnic cuisines such as Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Mexican and Southwestern dishes.

    90 Points Wine Entusiast

  • 2021

    Fact Sheet

    When the grapes arrive at the winery, each lot is gently crushed and pressed into stainless steel tanks for 48 hours of cold settling. The juice is either transferred to stainless steel tanks or older French oak barrels for fermentation. The wine in barrels is sur lie aged and stirred every other week for two months, then blended and bottled.

    92 Points Wine Enthusiast

  • 2020

    Fact Sheet

    With a mild 2021-2022 winter and spring in Sonoma County and the North Coast region, bud break was earlier than average. Summer was warm and dry, with above average temperatures in August and September, leading to an early and condensed harvest. The warm weather resulted in ripe fruit flavors and the earliest harvest Ferrari-Carano has ever had, August 9th! The white grape harvest was finished on September 29th.

    93 Points Wine Enthusiast