Containing 5% Sémillon, the 2017 Fume Blanc Reserve To Kalon Vineyard gives notes of waxed lemons, lime leaves and fresh hay with wafts of struck match and chalk dust. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-filling citrus and herbal flavors with a pleasantly oily texture and great length.

A blend of 94% Sauvignon Blanc and 6% Sémillon, the 2016 Fume Blanc Reserve To Kalon Vineyard gives beautiful white peaches, pink grapefruit and guava scents with hints of orange blossoms and wild thyme. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a satiny texture and tons of peachy flavors, finishing long and perfumed.

Mondavi’s Fumé Blanc Reserve was one of the first high-quality Sauvignon Blancs – or as Mondavi called it, Fumé Blanc – in Napa, serving as a pioneering catalyst in the movement with this variety. The 2014 version is a beauty, with the texture of a Chardonnay, luscious honeysuckle, lemon blossom and tangerine oil notes, medium body, beautiful concentration and purity, and a long, dry, authoritative finish. This is a winner to drink over the next 4-5 years.

An attractive Loire Valley style of Sauvignon, with notes of lime, melon and a touch of honeyed fig, the crisp, gravelly, medium-bodied 2013 Fumé Blanc is not one of the greats ever produced under this label, but it is certainly very good. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.