This is not the Roussane - it's a Grenache Noir that is lightly pressed and then immediately removed from the skins to make a 'white Grenache' which the Paso Robles grower/owners think is the only one made, anywhere. Who knows but it is interesting - on the nose there is a mineral quality but also lemon or grapefruit, baking spices, and something like salted caramel. It definitely makes me salivate when I really get my nose in there.
After breathing for a good long time it has some nice layering of those baking spices and pears dancing in a soft maloactic, almost velvet texture. Light to medium acids, short finish leaving a touch of bitterness behind.
Extra points for uniqueness.
This is not the Roussane - it's a Grenache Noir that is lightly pressed and then immediately removed from the skins to make a 'white Grenache' which the Paso Robles grower/owners think is the only one made, anywhere. Who knows but it is interesting - on the nose there is a mineral quality but also lemon or grapefruit, baking spices, and something like salted caramel. It definitely makes me salivate when I really get my nose in there.
After breathing for a good long time it has some nice layering of those baking spices and pears dancing in a soft maloactic, almost velvet texture. Light to medium acids, short finish leaving a touch of bitterness behind.
Extra points for uniqueness.
Sep 7th, 2025
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
