Fidelio is the only white wine in Realm’s portfolio. The Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from two iconic vineyards, Farella, our cool-climate Estate vineyard in the Coombsville AVA, and Gamble Family Vineyard in Yountville. Sourcing from both a cool and warmer site imbues the wine with a broad range of fruit characteristics, and multiple picks adds to the spectrum of flavors and textures. Fidelio is well-balanced, tipping neither toward the oaky or grassy end of the spectrum. Its rounded texture comes from lees stirring and neutral barrel ageing. Fidelio is our version of a fine white Bordeaux, beautifully structured, expansive on the palate, and wonderfully complex.
Fidelio
Fidelio
A White Wine for Red Wine Lovers
Appellation
Napa Valley
Vineyard/Blocks
Farella, Gamble
Dominant Varietal
Sauvignon Blanc
Sense of Place
Fruit from warmer site (Gamble) and cooler site (Farella) with multiple picks providing a spectrum of flavors and textures
Distinguishing Characteristics
Tropical fruit, citrus; high-octane with bright acidity; rounder texture from lees stirring and neutral barrel aging
Production Volume
6,000 bottles
First Vintage
2015; prior vintages Ibid.Farella
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Jan Caeyers, Beethoven, A Life. University of California Press, 2020.
Aliston Castle, The Stanley Kubrik Archives. Taschen, 2005.
Beethoven, Fidelio, op. 72. Vocal Score, In Beethoven Archive Bonn, edited by Helga Luhning and Robert Didion. 4th Printing 2019.