Monday, June 08, 2020

Restraint.

One word: Restraint.  Farella have always practiced the art of producing finessed wines that age well and pair beautifully with food.  (Indeed, the winery's motto is 'Farella with food'.)  Pioneers of the planting of Cabernet sauvignon grapes in, what is now, the Coombsville AVA (2011), Farella's winemaking philosophy hasn't changed since the winery was founded in 1985.
Not every wine has to be a big, bold Napa Valley red, sometimes a more sober approach to wine making is more appealing.  Farella wines are excellent because of their subtlety.  The 2019 'La Luce' Sauvignon Blanc is a fair representation of the restraint that Farella exercise in all their winemaking.  I've had this wine many times before.  Lovely hint of grass on the nose with pear, mango, pineapple and honeysuckle - clean.  A little green apple skin on the palate, gooseberry, a soupçon of minerality and a trace of bitter almond on the finish.  In my honest opinion, if I was going to age this wine I would have liked a tad more acid.  But who am I kidding?  The wine was gone with one meal.
Farella shows restraint.

4 comments:

New Hampshire Wineman said...

Ha! Farella shows restraint, but you . . .
Hope Farella appreciates this lovely review.

Salute!

Vinogirl said...

NHW: Yes, didn't restrain myself one bit from drinking it all (with VM, of course).

tom farella said...

Hey, just saw this! thank you for the kind words and accurate description of our mission. All the Best!

Tom Farella

Vinogirl said...

TF: Welcome to Vinsanity.
The SB was lovely...just telling it like I tasted it :)