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2008 Zaca Mesa Winery Roussanne Santa Ynez Valley
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2008 Zaca Mesa Winery Roussanne Santa Ynez Valley

Producer: Zaca Mesa Winery
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Roussanne
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley

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88 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2012

Light, bright gold.  Honey, quinine and white pepper notes accent ripe pear and lemon pith aromas.  Dry and taut in the mouth, displaying good focus to its citrus and orchard fruit flavors.  The quinine quality comes back on the finish, which leaves a bitter and slightly dry-edged lemon zest quality behind.

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Roussanne

Like its conventional blending partner Marsanne, Roussane is most frequently associated with the northern Rhone Valley. It joins Marsanne as the only white varieties grown in the appellations of St. Joseph, Hermitage, and Crozes-Hermitage. When blended, these two varieties produce rich, full-bodied white wines that reach their finest expression in...
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