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2013 Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc
Barruol Lynch
This Côtes du Rhône blanc is not Marsanne (nor is it from the northern Rhône, the cradle of great Marsanne), but it quenches my thirst for Marsanne—it acts like Marsanne! Fresh and ripe with white peach and honey, it makes a deep, rounded impression on the palate, and is so versatile at table. I blended for immediate pleasure in this totally satisfying dry white. –Kermit Lynch
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2013 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne |
Appellation: | Côtes du Rhône |
Country: | France |
Region: | Southern Rhône |
Producer: | Barruol Lynch |
Winemaker: | Louis Barruol |
Vineyard: | 25 years average, 0.4 ha |
Soil: | Alluvial with galets roulés |
Aging: | Aged for 5 months in barrels, then blended and bottled in the spring following the vintage |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 13% |
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Kermit once said...

Kermit once said...
Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.