Winemaker Notes
This blend boasts aromas of citrus, white fruits and grilled hazelnut notes.
Blend: 40% Bourboulenc, 30% Roussanne, 20% Vermentino, 10% Viognier
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Wine Spectator
Honey-tinged peach, tangerine and pineapple notes are encased by vivid acidity in this creamy, medium-bodied white, with ample baking spice accents paired to floral, white tea and mineral details on the lengthy finish. Roussanne, Vermentino, Viognier and Bourboulenc. Drink now through 2022. 6,000 cases made, 1,500 cases imported.
Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.
Essentially a mountain on France’s Mediterranean coast, La Clape's vineyards vary in elevation by as much as nearly 1,000 feet. This tiny region also boasts some of France’s highest total hours of sunshine and produces aromatic whites from the Bourboulenc variety as well as full-bodied red blends from the usual Rhône suspects.