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Les Dauphins - Cotes Du Rhone Reserve Blanc - 2018

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0 15643 51618 4
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12130-18
Product Ratings
Wine Enthusiast 90pt

Hints of smoke and salt lend elegance to this sunny wine full of fresh pineapple, grapefruit and yellow-apple flavors. A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Viognier and 10% Marsanne, it's a plump, voluminous sip balanced by fresh, citrusy acidity and a subtly mineral finish. The wine is best enjoyed young.

by Wine Enthusiast, 2020

Description

The Les Dauphins brand is inspired by the early 1920s, a time when Paris was enjoying a glorious period of post-war decadence known as Les Années Folles (The Crazy Years!). Art, literature, cinema and music were thriving in France’s capital and these creative minds also fell in love with France’s iconic wines.

Les Dauphins is crafted by a small network of family winemakers from the Dauphiné region of the Rhône Valley who joined forces to make delicious wines that fueled the creative revolution in bistros across Paris. The Dauphiné supplied countless Parisian restaurants, and became extremely popular thanks to the exuberance and versatility of their wines, which paired beautifully with classic French bistro dishes.

Today, Les Dauphins continues to uphold this legacy of excitement and creativity with their fabulous portfolio of excellent red, white and rosé wines from vineyards in the Southern Rhône. Headed up by talented winemaker Guillaume Valli, Les Dauphins favors those traditional grape varieties that have inspired palates for generations; Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The result? Beautifully balanced, energetic and fruit-driven wines that are the ultimate accompaniment to quiet evenings in and special occasions alike.

Tasting notes

This delightfully fragrant Grenache Blanc blend offers vivacious lemon, tangerine peel and white blossom notes. It's dry, zesty and spry on the palate, with chalky minerality and a lingering, pithy grapefruit flavor. A light-bodied thirst quencher to enjoy now.