2017 Five Friends White Blend

Five Friends wine comes from Central Ranges, Australia, a lesser-known wine region that’s home to the biggest cool climate region in the entire country. As their name might indicate, the line of wines is made from five different varietals that when mixed, go together as well as you with your closest friends. This particular wine is made mostly of Sauvignon Blanc with a touch of Sémillon, which together make for a deliciously balanced and smooth wine best enjoyed in the company of good friends.

This wine tastes of dried out grass, the kind you would find outside your creepy neighbor’s house (you know, the one who seems as if they perpetually subscribe to the haunted values of Halloween). On the nose there are aromas of damp earth, smashed yellow fruit and early morning dew-covered pine needles dripping with sap-covered water. Bold and full, the palate is different than what was expected. Full, even creamy on the back of the tongue.