‘Sonis Cellars 2008 UNNAMED White is in Bottle
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March 2, 2009 by Lenn Thompson in
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Saturday morning, 19 cases of 'Sonis Cellars 2008 white wine were bottled by yours truly and a small band of futures buyers. And by "futures buyers" I mean friends a family who went in on the batch with me. Fact is, I only came home with 3 cases to keep for myself.
The final blend is 60% viognier and 40% chardonnay, without a trace of oak or malolactic fermentation.
Right now, it's very citrusy with grapefruits and lemons the predominant aromas and flavors right now with some citrus zest there too. It's light, fresh and pretty tasty.
The labels remain un-labeled in the cellar because I haven't even come up with a name for this wine yet. That's one of my goals for the week though.
Call it “Lenn’s Friends.”
Chardonnay and Viognier are my acquaintances, but riesling is my friend. Once I find someone who will help me make one of those, I’ll do that!
Well, that would imply that “Lenn’s Acquaintances” should be the name of this blend, although it really doesn’t sell itself very well that way…
Yes, let your readers name it!
In Vitro Fertilennation.
Hmm … a new white. Will these be in the gift bags for TC09? (Kidding, of course.)
I think its best to just name it after the winemaker or the vineyard. where is the fruit from?
Wow, Peter Bell wins.
But if I get a shot… Lennrapture.
Some great thoughts and ideas…but I finished the label last night. Stay tuned. I’ll be posting it today/tomorrow.
Love these ideas though. Perhaps in 2009 I’ll have to make another wine and run a contest to name it!