Winemaker Notes
The crisp and refreshing style of the Cotes-du-Robles Blanc makes it a perfect pairing partner to almost anything with shellfish, from linguine and clams to steamed lobster dripping with melted butter. This wine is also a nice accompaniment with fresh summer salads and aged cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
This marvelous blend of 43% Grenache Blanc, 43% Roussanne, and 14% Viognier was sourced from three vineyard sites and aged sur lie in French oak. Sumptuous aromas of buttered pears and pineapple are followed by white flowers that permeate the nose and palate. The arrangement of minerality, floral notes, tropical fruit, and summer apricot is superbly orchestrated.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Eberle Côtes du Rôbles Blanc is aromatic and exotic as it delivers a potpourri of nuances. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of dried earth and citrus. Enjoy it with a fresh baguette, jambon, and aged Gruyere cheese. (Tasted: February 8, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
Strong aromas of banana, lemon peel and pineapple cream are ripe but clean on the nose of this blend of 43% Grenache Blanc, 43% Roussanne and 14% Viognier. There's just enough tension on the sip, which cuts into the creamy mouthfeel and rich flavors of pineapple and sea salt.
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.
Paso Robles has made a name for itself as a source of supple, powerful, fruit-driven Central Coast wines. But with eleven smaller sub-AVAs, there is actually quite a bit of diversity to be found in this inland portion of California’s Central Coast.
Just east over the Santa Lucia Mountains from the chilly Pacific Ocean, lie the coolest in the region: Adelaida, Templeton Gap and (Paso Robles) Willow Creek Districts, as well as York Mountain AVA and Santa Margarita Ranch. These all experience more ocean fog, wind and precipitation compared to the rest of the Paso sub-appellations. The San Miguel, (Paso Robles) Estrella, (Paso Robles) Geneso, (Paso Robles) Highlands, El Pomar and Creston Districts, along with San Juan Creek, are the hotter, more western appellations of the greater Paso Robles AVA.
This is mostly red wine country, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel standing out as the star performers. Other popular varieties include Merlot, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Grenache and Rhône blends, both red and white. There is a fairly uniform tendency here towards wines that are unapologetically bold and opulently fruit-driven, albeit with a surprising amount of acidity thanks to the region’s chilly nighttime temperatures.