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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 2/10/2023 & rated 93 points: Deeper and richer than the Clape St Peray of the same evening. Tropical fruits, sweet spice and honeysuckle notes - no need to wait here. (470 views) | | | Tasted by WineDoctors on 4/29/2022 & rated 92 points: A little flabby, but lower on the ABV than most of this maker's efforts. A nice quaff. (690 views) | | | Tasted by RhoneWho on 12/1/2021 & rated 97 points: 2018 Alban Roussanne - Whoa! Big yet wonderful. Lovely sexy and perfumery nose interlaced with rich summer ripened nectar and poached pear frangipane tart mixed brioche notes, ultra fine dancing tannin structure with good lingering lemony (riesling-like) finish! The oak barrel is impressively, beautifully well integrated into the aromatics. Yes, I found myself kept swiveling the glassware to indulge into beguiling aromatics!
(Add new note: remind me tasting older vintages of Aubert Ritchie Chard with the tangerine / cliementine notes … so complex and layers)
This wine is tasted side by side with top 2019 CDP blancs (Vaudieu and Beaucastel). What a great QPR to Beaucastel Vieilles Vignes Roussanne!
Scoring Range: 96-98; 96++ the wine will definitely improve with a couple years (1145 views) | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 10/25/2021: Seemed to be a little sweet and not what was expected. So not giving a score. (869 views) | | | Tasted by Arch57 on 2/20/2021 & rated 93 points: Agree with Marky Deckers note on this wine. (1313 views) | | | Tasted by markydecker on 12/25/2020 & rated 94 points: Maybe the best version of this wine over my 20 years on the Alban mailing list. This one has the usual big upfront fruit in the form of peach, apricot and a hint of pineapple, but has a really nice acidic backbone and nice mineral nuance to balance everything out. Drink or hold. Delicious and decadent, full bodied white wine that is a real treat. Thanks John Alban! (1003 views) |
| Alban Vineyards Producer websiteRoussanne Wikipedia | Varietal character (Appellation America)EstateIn the United States, "Wines with “estate bottled” designations must: a) also designate an appellation of origin or an AVA, and both the vineyards and the winery must be located there; b) the grapes must come from vineyards owned or controlled by the winery; and c) the wine must have been produced, from crush to bottle, in a continuous process without leaving the winery’s premises."
- WINE LABEL FAQS: A QUICK SUMMARY OF LABEL DESIGNATION RULES" by David E. StollUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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