Winemaker Notes
Sauvignon Blanc gives freshness and flavors of tropical fruit and white peaches, while Vermentino, the iconic Provençal grape, shows a beautiful, lustrous golden color, and adds a touch of flinty minerality and citrus.
Blend: 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 50% Vermentino
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Blanc is based on Sauvignon Blanc and Rolle brought up in tank. It has clean, bright citrus, white flowers, and some mineral, salty nuances that carry to a medium-bodied, crisp, yet textured white that will shine on the dinner table.
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James Suckling
Plenty of lemons, pears, white flowers and notes of acacia. Light to medium body with a fresh core of lemons and flowers on the palate. Easygoing and refreshing with a bitter almond finish. From organically grown grapes.
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.
A fantastic source of dry rosés from the usual red Rhône varieties, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence is a coastal, hilly region whose variations in elevations and microclimates make it ideal for viticulture. Red and a small amount of white wines, also made from Rhône grape varieties, are found here as well.