Adelaida Vineyard Grenache Blanc Blend

Fun white blend from Ridge. Went well with the Italian food red sauce and seppia and clams.

Good version.

First vintage of this wine. Soft and round with Asian pear, melon rind, and just a hint of spice from 12% new oak. Tame acidity. This was stellar with seared scallops and broccolini.

2019 vintage. Quite unlike any Grenache Blanc I've ever had before. Extremely lactic with sweet cream and vanilla yoghurt, lemon curd, golden apple, poached pear. Very well-made, but definitely not my style of white.

First time trying👍🏼
Definitely buying more

Winery Notes: "Blend: 77% Grenache Blanc, 18% Picpoul, 5% Rousanne. This is our second Adelaida Vineyard bottling. Paso Robles is the epicenter of new Rhone plantings in California. We are fortunate to be able to source grapes from Adelaida Vineyards, who planted grenache blanc, roussanne, viognier and picpoul blanc among other more established varieties such as grenache noir, syrah and mourvedre (or mataro). Their vineyard lies on the limestone hills of the Adelaida District, thirteen miles from the Pacific coast. Warm days, cool nights and balanced vines promote great acidity in the grapes. Fermentation: Whole-cluster pressed. Natural primary finished February 2020, and secondary finished by April 2020. Barrels: 88% barrel aged in air-dried American oak barrels; 8% new, 9% three-year-old; 61% four-year-old, 10% five-year-old, 12% six-year-old. 12% concrete tank aged. Aging: Eight months in barrel."

Citrus, green plum and white flowers. Nice acidity.

White Rhone blend. Haven’t found a Ridge I haven’t liked. Good way to start off lunch at Mustard’s

intense vintage. very heavy. humboldt fog vibes. not for everyone.

Surprising highlight at the Ridge tasting

What an interesting blend. 50% grenache blanc, 25% picpoul, 25% roussanne. Quite refined and balanced, with some crispness and a nice finish.