White Wine by Scholium Project from Sonoma County, California. This was another antastic year for Farina, the rocky, east-facing Sauvignon Blanc vineyard high up on Sonoma Mountain. The vineyard produced a third more fruit than it normally does- and we were offered more rows by Joe Votek, who farms it. This allowed us to make the most LSB that we have ever made (and an additional wine from the new section. It is still fermenting, and so, unnamed). The quality of everything was superb. Once again, because the growing season was so cool and graceful, we harvested late and without any haste. The intensity of all flavor and the integrity of the acidity are both very high. In 2012, the wine had a granular power; this year the wine has much more smoothness and beauty- a wine the Italians would call morbida. The wine is not subtle, but nor is it loud.