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Fume Blanc is usually a barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc.  The barrel ferementation adds depth and richness to the wine, giving it an aroma of toasted oak and vanilla.  Our Fume Blanc is our signature white wine and won "Best of Fest" at the 2003 Colorado Rocky Mountain wine festival.

Awards Top of the Rocky Top Colorado Winery 2004 Garfield Estates Vineyard & Winery "The intense sun, hot dry days and cool nights in Colorado’s Grand Valley is yielding some astonishing wines, none better than those produced by two former Netscape employees in the shadow of Mt. Garfield. Garfield Estates bottles six wines, including Fumé Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah.  This is a true find that we'd put up against any equivalently priced Californian.” Available at local wine and liquor stores and restaurants. For more information contact Garfield Estates at: 970-464-0941 Best of the Fest Colorado Mountain Winefest - 2003: 2002 Fumé  Blanc   Gold Medal Finger Lakes International Wine Competition - 2005: 2003 Syrah International Eastern Wine Competition - 2005: 2003 Syrah & 2003 Cabernet Franc Tasters Guild International - 2005: 2003 Syrah & 2003 Cabernet Franc Colorado Mountain Winefest - 2003: 2002 Fumé  Blanc The Tasters Guild International - 2003: 2001 Fumé  Blanc Silver Medal Jerry D. Mead New World International - 2005: 2003 Syrah & 2003 Cabernet Franc San Diego International Wine Competition - 2005: 2003 Syrah & 2003 Cabernet Franc Grand Harvest Awards – 2003: 2002 Fumé  Blanc Riverside International Wine Competition – 2004: 2002 Syrah Tasters Guild International Wine Competition – 2004: 2002 Cabernet Franc (Reserve) LA County International Wine Competition - 2003: 2001 Reserve Cabernet Franc (Reserve) Colorado Mountain Winefest - 2003: 2001 Cabernet Franc (Reserve) The Tasters Guild International - 2003: 2002 Vin Rosé & 2001 Cabernet Franc (Reserve) Colorado Mountain Winefest - 2002: 2001 Vin Rosé Riverside International Wine Competition - 2003: 2001 Cabernet Franc (Reserve) Bronze Medal Grand Harvest Awards - 2005: 2003 Syrah Pacific Rim International Wine Competition -2005: 2003 Cabernet Franc Riverside International - 2005: 2003 Cabernet Franc Pacific Rim International Wine Competition – 2004: 2003 Vin Rosé San Diego National Wine Competition – 2004: 2003 Fumé Blanc Tasters Guild International Wine Competition – 2004: 2003 Fumé Blanc & 2002 Syrah Dallas Morning News Wine Competition – 2004: 2002 Syrah Riverside International Wine Competition – 2004: 2002 Cabernet Franc (Reserve) San Francisco International Wine Competition - 2003: 2001 Cabernet Franc (Reserve) Indy International Wine Competition - 2003: 2002 Fumé  Blanc San Diego National Wine Competition - 2003: 2001 Fumé  Blanc return to top