To Kalon I Block Fume Blanc
⏳ Drikkevindue
While captivating in its youth, this highly structured and concentrated white wine possesses remarkable aging potential, typically drinking at its peak between 5 to 15 years from the vintage date.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Pan-seared sea scallops with lemon-herb butter, roasted herb-stuffed chicken, or artisanal warm goat cheese salads.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the legendary To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, Napa Valley, the Robert Mondavi Winery 'I Block' Fumé Blanc is a monument to American viticulture. Planted in 1945, I Block is widely revered as home to the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines in North America. Robert Mondavi famously coined the term 'Fumé Blanc' in 1968 to redefine the grape's image in California, crafting a dry, complex style inspired by the Pouilly-Fumé of the Loire Valley. The ancient, dry-farmed, deep-rooted vines of I Block produce minuscule yields of intensely concentrated fruit. This 100% Sauvignon Blanc is barrel-fermented and aged in French oak barrels with regular lees stirring, yielding a wine of extraordinary texture, mineral depth, and vibrant acidity, far removed from standard New World expressions.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Den visionære vinmager Robert Mondavi grundlagde Robert Mondavi Winery i Oakville i 1966 med en klar ambition: at skabe vine i Napa Valley, som kunne måle sig med verdens ypperste vinhuse. Med base i det ikoniske vineri opført i californisk missionsstil, tegnet af arkitekten Cliff May, kom huset til at spille en afgørende rolle i udviklingen af den moderne amerikanske vinindustri – ikke mindst i kraft af arbejdet med den historiske mark To Kalon Vineyard. Mondavi gik forrest i udbredelsen af nyskabende dyrkningsmetoder, temperaturstyret gæring på rustfri ståltanke og modning på franske egetræsfade, ligesom han gjorde tørgæret Sauvignon Blanc berømt under navnet Fumé Blanc. I dag er vinhuset verdenskendt for sine skelsættende Cabernet Sauvignon-vine fra Oakville og Reserve-serien samt for sine strukturerede, elegante Chardonnay-vine og udtryksfulde blends i klassisk Bordeaux-stil.