Relish Roussanne 2021

$39

Single-vineyard, single-varietal Rhône style white wine, perfect with shellfish, mild curry flavors and tapas dishes.

It's unusual to find a pure Roussanne as the varietal is almost always blended into other wines to add more flavor zest and mineral core, but Bill felt that Relish was wine enough to deserve its own label..

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Pale yellow with just a tinge of green this zesty Roussanne has a pleasant tropical nose of banana and pear with an excellent acidity level and medium body supporting a crisp yet round mouth feel followed by a nice honey-toned finish.
No two growing years are the same and 2021 was a challenging  growing season.

Faced with the challenges of drought and high altitude smoke from the Tahoe fires we had to adapt.  With less available water, our crop and canopy management techniques were modified to balance the potential adverse effects of drought.

The high quality of our grapes remained intact and especially flavorful from fruit concentration since the vines didn’t receive excess water and the high altitude smoke allowed a longer hang time while decreasing extra sugar development albeit producing a significantly lighter crop due to our water conservation efforts.

In short, the 2021 year’s harvest brought lower crop yields, but the quality is excellent.

Barrel fermented sur lees in mostly new French oak.
Relish Roussanne is from a single vineyard which produced only 385 cases.
Color White
Vintage 2021
Harvest Date 13th Sep 2021
Style White Rhone
Appellation Mendocino
Varietal Roussanne
Date Bottled 17th Mar 2022
Drinkable 2022 - 2025
Alcohol 14.75%
Bottle Size 750ml
PH Level 3.49
Residual Sugar 0.42
TA 0.084