2015 CCW Roussanne
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Varietal
Roussanne
Vineyard Designation
Horse Heaven Hills AVA
Bottling Date
March 8th 2016
Alcohol %
14.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The wine has an aroma of melon, pear and honeysuckle, there is also a component that makes me think of wet rock and slate. The wine is light, bright and refreshing. At first tastes the wine seems a little sweet but is lighter bodied with a nice crisp finish. Tropical fruit flavors, herbs, and spice combine to make for an exotic tasting experience.
Winemaker Notes
This has been one of my favorite wines to make since starting to make wine with Coyote Canyon, I have always enjoyed Roussanne and after working with it for a few years really appreciate how clean and smoothly this wine ferments. If you come by the winery during harvest I am more than likely going to try and make you taste this wine out of tank, this year it had an interesting sour green apple color just after fermentation that made it look almost radioactive. The wine is made in 100% stainless steel to highlight the fruit aspect of the varietal. The grape is picked early enough to maintain its natural acidity which helps give the wine a crisp finish. Usually a little Viognier is blended in to add a little flavor to the wine, this year it got 5%.