Winemaker Notes
Nostre Païs White is more about freshness, purity and balance that about exuberance. It offers fabulous notes of fresh citrus, white flowers and flint. Medium-bodied and focused, its soft finish evinces a great deal of minerality. In 2020, the whites and rosés were tense, particularly the Grenache. Roussanne and Viognier are very sprightly and don’t have the usual opulence. Lots of elegance and balance! 2020 is a vintage focused on freshness with almost Burgundian accents.
Pair with rabbit, chicken, rockfish, halibut and shrimp.
Blend: 60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 7.5% Viognier, 7.5% Roussanne
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Also terrific, the 2020 Costières De Nîmes Nostre Païs Blanc is 65% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, and the rest Viognier and Roussanne. Clean, crisp citrus and stone fruits as well as floral nuances define the bouquet, and it’s medium-bodied, balanced, and elegant on the palate, with good acidity. I’d be thrilled to drink a bottle any time over the coming couple of years and certainly wouldn’t be surprised to see it evolve nicely for longer.
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James Suckling
It’s hard to believe that this refreshing white wine, with its orange-blossom nose and lively medium-bodied palate, has 14% alcohol. Positive touches of tannin and minerals give clear contours to the supple 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.
Gently rolling hills covered by large, round stones on south-facing slopes, Costieres de Nimes is a substantial IGP zone that was formerly considered part of the Languedoc. Today it is included as a section of the southern Rhone; its climate, topography and wines put it more in line with that appellation. Grenache is its most important red variety, along with Mourvedre, Syrah and Carignan. Half of the production here is rosé.