Adelaida
Version White Rhône Blend
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
42% Rousanne, 42% Viognier, & 16% Grenache Blanc. I always have such high hopes for CA white Rhone blends, but they all too often fall short, taste fabricated, & show entirely too much heat. Nose is overripe and tropical, & brings more then enough baking spice. Vanilla extract, brown sugar, & nutmeg are overbearing. Listed at 14.8%, but I would bet that's low. Finish is blasted by its abv, & all sense of balance, & small lot craftsmanship is lost. Any suggestions for CA white Rhone?
42% Rousanne, 42% Viognier, & 16% Grenache Blanc. I always have such high hopes for CA white Rhone blends, but they all too often fall short, taste fabricated, & show entirely too much heat. Nose is overripe and tropical, & brings more then enough baking spice. Vanilla extract, brown sugar, & nutmeg are overbearing. Listed at 14.8%, but I would bet that's low. Finish is blasted by its abv, & all sense of balance, & small lot craftsmanship is lost. Any suggestions for CA white Rhone?
Aug 20th, 2016
Sticky sweet nose of dark honey. Heavier white
Sticky sweet nose of dark honey. Heavier white
Jan 7th, 2017
White blend with character and personality. The ripe stone fruit flavors from Viognier and the more floral Roussane with a little grenache blanc to finish the blend. 10% of the wine was fermented in neutral oak giving the wine some complexity and waxy texture without tiring the palate.
White blend with character and personality. The ripe stone fruit flavors from Viognier and the more floral Roussane with a little grenache blanc to finish the blend. 10% of the wine was fermented in neutral oak giving the wine some complexity and waxy texture without tiring the palate.
May 29th, 2016