Winemaker Notes
Vinified with no sulfites with native yeasts, this is mineral and floral blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne and Rolle, with notes of buttered brioche.
Blend: 30% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 30% Roussanne, 10% Rolle
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2023 Ventoux Domaine Blanc is a juicy, incredibly elegant white that's from a cooler, limestone terroir. Ripe lime, honeyed minerality, and minty herbs all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with remarkable purity and integrated acidity.
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Wine Spectator
Vibrant and very herbaceous, with oily green threads of fresh-cut grass and oregano infusing the plump core of yellow apple and nectarine. Ripe and round on the palate, with the creamy texture firmed up by a wall of smoky mineral and lemon zest. Shows good concentration and great freshness on the clean finish. Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Rolle. Drink now through 2028. 600 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.
Stretching across the slopes of the Ventoux mountain in the southeastern region of the Rhône River Valley, Cotes du Ventoux excels in the production of spicy and characterful red blends based on Grenache, Syrah, and other indigenous varieties. The region also produces rich and aromatic whites and rosés.