Freddy R. Troya

9.1

Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2024 – Rhône Valley, France 🇫🇷

Overview
A classic Southern Rhône white blend of 40% Grenache Blanc · 30% Viognier · and 30% Roussanne that balances generosity, texture, and food-driven structure. Grenache Blanc brings body and gentle warmth, Viognier lifts aromatics and stone fruit perfume, while Roussanne anchors the wine with tension, savory nuance, and age-worthy structure. This is not a “poolside pounder”, rather this is a kitchen wine. Built to sit comfortably next to food and evolve in the glass rather than shout upfront.

Aromas & Flavors
White peach, ripe pear, and apricot skin. Orange blossom and honeysuckle lift from the Viognier. Subtle almond, fennel seed, and light herbal notes. Hints of wet stone and gentle Mediterranean salinity. Soft citrus oil and chamomile on the finish
The profile leans expressive but grounded, aromatic without being flashy, textured without heaviness.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with a rounded entry, Creamy mid-palate supported by Roussanne’s natural grip. Fresh but not razor-sharp acidity. Soft phenolic texture gives structure and food compatibility.
Clean, gently savory finish with lingering orchard fruit. Balanced, composed, and quietly serious for its category.

Food Pairings
This wine absolutely shines with food: Grilled sea bass, branzino, or dorade. Roasted chicken with herbs de Provence. Seared scallops with citrus butter. Mediterranean vegetable dishes (zucchini, fennel, eggplant). Soft-rind cheeses, burrata, or young goat cheese. Olive oil–driven pastas and seafood risotto.
A true table companion — versatile and forgiving across cuisines.

Personal Pick
Always love a white Côtes du Rhône when it’s done right, this is exactly that. Honest, flexible, and delicious without trying too hard. A wine that adapts beautifully to food and keeps your palate engaged without fatigue. One of those bottles that quietly disappears over dinner because it simply works.

Did You Know?
Grenache Blanc provides weight and alcohol warmth in Southern Rhône whites, Viognier delivers aromatics and floral lift, while Roussanne contributes structure, aging potential, and savory complexity. This trio mirrors the same blending philosophy used in top white Châteauneuf-du-Pape, just in a more approachable, everyday expression. — 19 days ago

Byron C Mayes

8.9

Pale salmon pink. Citrus rind and white peach on the slightly shy nose. Firm acidity leads the medium light, minerally palate of citrus rind, white peach, and cantaloupe. Finish is strikingly long for a rosé and still quite mineral laden. An excellent pink for foods of all types including lighter cuts of beef and more dense seafoods (swordfish or scallops). An exotic sorbet would fare well, too. What would some age do? Drink now through summer 2024 (if you can hold on to it for that long.) to find out. — 5 years ago

Jennifer Podis

9.1

Total Wine
Grenache 80 Syrah 20
Lovely medium bodied — 8 months ago

Serge Mismetti

9.2

Red wine
Superbe découverte sur une fondue au veau ! — 2 years ago

Kevin Pierce

9.3

I thought this red wine was smooth and delicious. I would buy it again! — 3 years ago

Elise Nagahashi

9.0

Blackberry, high tannin, medium body, leather — 5 years ago

with Matt, Garrick and 1 other

Jayna Fontenot

9.0

Smells wonderfully fruity. Lush, lightly tart, delicious. — a year ago

Leslie

9.1

Med to full body Grenache, Syrah Mourvèdre. This wine has a little spice with tangy lush red fruit. A crisp Pepperyness on the finish. — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Mousset family has managed Clos Saint Michel for more than 6 decades, in Southern Rhône they have been active in wine for Much longer. Deep Ruby with aromas of red fruits, herb and spicy notes, blend of 40% Grenache and 30% each Mourvèdre and Syrah, all aged in older barrels. On the palate flavors of black cherry and ripe blackberry with cigar box and black pepper spice. Big firm tannins, nicely integrated, good balanced, long finish with solid ending. — 4 years ago

Catherine Goode

9.0

Definitely let it breathe. We bought it for $14 and it measures up to $22 bottles. — 6 years ago