minerally

U.S. American vintners have found a very special middle ground for their S.uvignon Blanc (which is sometimes called Fumé Blanc): more restrained and fuller than New Zealand's, but not as "minerally" as S.ncerre.

Summer's sure-fire wine: Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Corn cakes, savory golden pancakes with a delightful cornmeal crunch, had a startlingly fluffy texture, and black-eyed peas were minerally, firm and satisfying to the teeth.

Seattle’s Soul Hole « PubliCola 2010

It's a pure, minerally wine made almost entirely (90%) and uniquely from the Clairette grape.

Ch Lettie Teague 2010

One wine might be big and rich, perhaps even blowsy, while another is high in acidity with a decidedly minerally edge.

Ch Lettie Teague 2010

Their Chardonnay de Bourgogne ($19), sourced from the Macon and vineyards around Puligny, is crisp and minerally.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010

Vermentino is also produced on Italy's mainland, in the coastal region of Maremma in Tuscany and further north in the Liguria region, where Vermentino takes on a decidedly minerally, sometimes almost stony, edge.

The Wine of Yachts and Beaches Lettie Teague 2011

His Haut de Carco vineyard, from which this wine is produced, is a dramatic site practically surrounded by the ocean—and it produces an equally dramatically rich, almost spicy, minerally wine.

The Wine of Yachts and Beaches Lettie Teague 2011

It was easy to grow—adaptable and prolific, not to mention stylistically diverse, ranging from the minerally, peppery style of the Northern Rhône, its ancestral home, to the headier, more opulent style of Australian Shiraz.

Can We Rekindle Our Love Affair With Syrah? Lettie Teague 2011

Thankfully there were more Vermentinos with the expected verve, including a citrusy, summery 2009 Château Les Valentines, a Vermentino blend from Provence, and an equally compelling 2009 Cascina Feipu dei Massaretti Pigato from Ligura that had a similarly bracing acidity as the Valentines but also a wonderfully minerally finish.

The Wine of Yachts and Beaches Lettie Teague 2011

Among the whites, the Meursault 2007 ($52), made with hillside fruit grown at the highest point in the village, is minerally, vibrant and structured; the 2006 Meursault Premier Cru Les Cras ($75) is fatter and richer, with prominent oak. it was quite lively, changing by the minute in the glass.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010