Murphy-Goode Reserve Fume Blanc 1997

Our Reserve Fumé Blanc is created in a riper, more full bodied style than the regular bottling. This is accomplished through interesting viticultural practices including leaf removal and thinning to allow sunlight to reach the ripening clusters of grapes. This exposure developes flavors akin to pear, melon, fig and lemon grass, rather than the grapefruit, snap pea and grassy character that many Fume Blancs feature.