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Random Ridge 2011 Olas Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Sonoma Valley Blend Random Ridge

Random Ridge

Today's Wine:

2011 Olas Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Sonoma Valley Blend

Varietal: White Blend
Region: Sonoma Valley
 
 
Avg. Price:   $16.00  
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SUPER QPR ALERT:

At today’s special Wine Spies price, this wine delivers tremendous value - and a drinking experience that exceeds expectations, easily earning it this special QPR (Quality to Price Ratio) Alert.

Mission Codename: Catch the wave

Operative
Agent Red
Objective
After 6 years of showcasing brilliant red wines from Random Ridge, infiltrate the winery and secure our first-ever white from this Wine Spies Operative favorite
Mission Status
Accomplished!
Winemaker
Bill Hawley

Final Assessment

For the last 6 years, we’ve enjoyed a very special relationship with Random Ridge Winery and surfer-poet winemaker Bill Hawley. We just love Bill’s wines - and Bill’s not so bad, himself. In fact, Bill is rather a fascinating man who imparts his own character into each wine that he crafts.

In all of the Random Ridge wines that we’ve showcased, we’ve never had the pleasure to show a Random Ridge white wine. Not until today, that is. Today we have the privilege of bringing you Bill’s 2011 Random Ridge Olas White Blend, a crisp, brightly delicious wine that is summertime perfection.

Enjoy this very food friendly wine with a wide range of foods and be sure to enjoy the wine at a wide range of temperatures as well. Fresh out of the chiller, the wine is as fresh as a spring breeze. As it warms, it reveals added depth on the nose and on the palate.

Stock up on this budget-priced wine, the perfect compliment to your summer festivities.

Tasting Profile

Look

Light straw yellow with perfectly even coloration from the core of the wine out to the meniscus.

Smell

Lively and bright on the nose, this wine leads with lemon zest and tropical notes of pineapple and green papaya. As the wine warms, subtle aromas of caramel and toasty sweetwoods reveal themselves.

Taste

Very soft on the palate, especially as the wine warms, with Meyer lemon, green fig, green melon, orange rind and green papaya spreading to the far corners of the palate.

Finish

Juicy and medium long, with pronounced citrus that persists longest at the back of the palate.

Pairing

We enjoyed our sample bottles with an unusual pairing of veggie pizza with green peppers, mushroom and pineapple. It was fantastic. A baked whitefish or a summer citrus salad would also be quite wonderful with this food-friendly marvel.

What the Winery Says

Olas is the Spanish word for waves. This wine is a Sonoma Valley field blend of 78% Sauvignon Blanc, 28% Semillon. No malolactic fermentation. Crisp and zesty, with flavors of melon, gooseberry, and fig, it’s great with oysters and Dungeness crab.

About the Winery

Random Ridge produces fine wines from vineyards pioneered by the Hawley family in the Mayacamas mountains of Napa County, California. We also write poetry, surf, and practice sustainable agriculture.

Random Ridge produces wines in very limited quantities from vines meticulously maintained to reflect the essence of the soils in which they grow. We are farmers first but will surf anytime anywhere. Our dedication in the vineyards naturally segues into traditional winemaking practices in the cellar. We strive to enable the fruit to develop its inherent Buddha nature to become wine of complexity harmony & passion.

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