Winemaker Notes
Color Straw with a hint of mercury and some green on the rim On the Nose Hot pepper jelly, starfruit, yellow plum with an undertone of orange blossom and fresh thyme On the Palate A seamless wine with a bright acidity that carries on, showcasing a grassiness, limestone minerality, orange, thyme and ruby red grapefruit lingering on the finish alongside yellow nectarine.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2017 Tolosa Sauvignon Blanc is a delicious wine with plenty of flavors. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers excellent brightness and zestiness on the palate. Pair its aromas and flavors of dried fruit and leaves with raw oysters topped with aromatic spices. (Tasted: May 1, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
California’s coolest wine growing area, Edna Valley excels in the production of high quality Central Coast wines like Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Rhône Blends and aromatic white wines. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity.
Its northwest to southeast orientation creates a direct path for cool Pacific air and fog to penetrate the valley from the Los Osos and Morro Bay area inwards. Low hillsides of both calcareous and volcanic soils are home to much of the vineyard acreage of the Edna Valley.