The Tasting Panel, May 2020 Issue
Winemaker Jeff Cichocki crafts an especially aromatic white here: Jazzy perfume of jasmine and sugar-dusted apples and almond shortbread. While 70% of the juice is fermented in a combination of French and American oak, 30% is fermented in stainless steel. The palate’s crispness, an initial creaminess and a focused citrus core, delivers freshness. It finishes with ripe pineapple that allows the acidity to just about nip the tongue – great for food partnering.