To celebrate the 100th posting on DrinkSomeWIne - and thank you btw for continuing to read, follow and interact - I wanted to drink something fun, refreshing, and exciting… something like me. I had a glass of a really standout Fume that I had noted in my journal as something to explore deeper. I picked up a bottle of the 2006 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc at my local wine shop, grabbed the latest issues of Inked Mag, Wallpaper and RollingStone, and sunk into the couch on a beautiful Central Coast afternoon.

The Fume Blanc is actually a Sauvignon Blanc, renamed by the legendary Robert Mondavi when he brought the grapes to California. Mondavi died on my birthday, May 16 of this year at age 94.

As with all white wines, I tend to taste them at three various states of their changes in temperature. Right out of the cooler and into the glass, this Fume Blanc is crisp, light and very refreshing. Think Springtime. Think grapefruit and melon and a hint of grass or field coming off the nose. Think Sound Of Music running through the..wait.. nevermind.

As the wine begins to come to room temp, caught midway between crisp and heavy, I noticed that the Fume Blanc began to get a little big for a typical Sauvignon Blanc. Fresh fruits and a little more Oak than usually give it a nice layered complexity that will span a variety of light meats, and will do really well with a heavier salad like a ceasar.

Enjoyable, drinkable, and rooted in a history that belongs to California as well as the entire wine industry, grab a bottle the 2006 Mondavi Fume Blanc and enjoy the varietal that was established in 1968.

You will have to pass the age validation page, but once you do the Mondavi website is full of great content about their wines, but since their entire navigation system is in Flash, however, I can’t direct link you into the wine club.