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TASTING NOTES
Our take on a classic Rhône blend offers lovely aromas of green tea with a dollop of honey, yellow peach, Asian pear, and white pepper on both the nose and palate. The cooler vintage really enhanced Belle’s saline character. Roussanne’s textbook phenolic profile can be seen on the finish. This is a true Chateauneuf-du-Pape blend to enjoy now or cellar.
VINEYARD NOTES
This is all estate fruit located in the Mokelumne River AVA of the Lodi Appellation. Our grape clones are Tablas Creek cuttings from the famed Chateau de Beaucastel Winery in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC. Our climate is very similar to that of the Southern Rhône with cool nighttime Delta breezes whipping through the nearby Mokelumne River. 2023 was a stunner. A cool, wet vintage provided optimal growing conditions with physiological ripeness occurring at lower Brix and perfect chemistry at harvest.
WINEMAKER NOTES
All of our grapes are hand-harvested, sorted, and immediately whole cluster pressed to capture their fresh, flavorful character. We harvest early in the morning for acidity retention, providing vibrancy in the wine. The juice is fermented cool in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks to highlight the pure fruit expressions. Blended post-fermentation, this wine is sur lie aged in tank with periodic stirring until bottling.
We received this recipe from Wine Club member Linda Biewer-Elstob and it was recreated for publication by David Scott Allen of Cocoa & Lavender. Per Linda’s suggestion, we pair this with our Belle Blanc.
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