Larner Malvasia Bianca 2016
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Robert
Parker
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Lively aromas of lychee, peach and orange blossom with notes of grapefruit and apricot on the finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Malvasia Bianca opens with a gorgeous honeyed apricots and musk melon-scented notes with exotic fruit scents of lychees and guava plus a hint of Turkish delight. Medium-bodied, dry and with wonderful flavor intensity, it has a lovely backbone of freshness and a long, perfumed finish.
Persistent with jasmine aromas and tropical fruit flavors, both grape and name are far-reaching. Approximately 70 registered grapes contain Malvasia as part of their name or are listed as a synonym. The French call it Malvoisie, Germans call it Malvasier, British say Malmsey and confusingly one variety double-times under the alias, Boal, on the island of Madeira. In any case, Italy has more forms of Malvasia than any other country: Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatico and the red-skinned Malvasia di Casorzo from Piedmont. The list goes on. Somm Secret—The actual name could stem from an Italian mispronunciation of Monemvasia, a southern Greek port.
Accounting for only ten percent of the greater Santa Ynez AVA, Ballard Canyon’s north-south orientation provides an ideal pattern of sunshine and martime fog for producing excellent Syrah. While Syrah is planted to half of the total AVA acreage, an additional third is dedicated to other Rhône varieties, red and white.