Marsanne

• June 2015

  There were three of us, or actually 2 1/2 since my wife didn't drink much ... ... Prado to start, a 50.50 Marsanne/Rousanne blend that would have gone really well with the mushroom I had but was finished before we even got to food. So we opened a Halcón Alturas, which is a Syrah that I really love but the heavy burger kind of k... Read More

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• June 2015

  Over the years, multiple varieties have made the news for one reason or ... ... comes in after Viognier or Marsanne. Even Picpoul is easier to grow.” Marsanne tends to set a heavy crop leading Bewley to come back and thin. “We must go through the blocks and cut off 50% to 75% of the fruit to make great wines. The great thing is that these vari... Read More

  From the article Challenging Wine Personalities

  
  

• May 2015

  As the former National Wine Director for Smith & Wollensky Restaurant ... ... ... Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne and Viognier are all excellent bets. And, it’s worth going out of your way to find the hybrid Blanc du Bois, which is made in styles varying as widely as crisp and fresh to oxidative and orange to sweet or fortified. Try any of th... Read More

  From the article The Texas Wine Scene is Booming

  
  

• May 2015

  "When the moon hits your eye/like a big pizza pie/that's ... Next was a Roussane/Marsanne/Viognier blend.  Terre Rouge bills itself as "where the Rhone meets the Sierra foothills." Interrupting that theme was a sidetrip of an unexpected grape, Pinot Noir.  Not grown on their estate, closer to I-80 on the way to Tahoe (near another mining area),... Read More

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• May 2015

  Dinner was a really interesting fish dish with an olive sauce.  I ... ... ... others, but this wine, a Marsanne/Roussane/Viognier blend, is really good.  I really like it with oysters, but it's what we had chilled and I have another bottle of the 2014 to drink with shellfish when I bother to get some shucked.&nbs Read More

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  April 2015

  Domaine Christophe Pichon Saint-Joseph White 2007

  Snoothrank:

  A subtle, vaguely floral scent. On the palate, this wine leaps at you, strong, at the back of the tongue... before slowly drifting forwards. Like a child who bursts into a dinner party, desperately excited and screaming at the top of his lungs. Then realizes everyone's staring at him, all a little angry he's interrupting their party. The boy ... Read More

  Wine review by Shoshi Cooper

  
  
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  April 2015

  Halcon Prado Mendocino County 2013

  Snoothrank:

  Light nose--something of tropical fruitwith, maybe, with the slightest hint of pungency. On the tongue, tropical fruit is immediately apparentpineapple, banana. Then I get acidmore lemony than pineapple. The final flavor sensation is caramel. When I detect the caramel it also becomes apparent that this wine has a somewhat viscous mouth feel... Read More

  Wine review by EMark

  
  

• April 2015

  Uh, A1, how high in the air were you that you could see the ocean from Los ... 50/50 Rossanne/Marsanne blend from the Alder Springs vineyard.  In response to a posting a few pages back by vin0vin0 on an Alder Springs Syrah, I commented on how I have been seeking different wines sourced from this vineyard.  Well, obviously, this is another one.A... Read More

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• February 2015

  One French varietal is working its way to the front of the pack after spending ... spending ... roussanne and marsanne are the three white Rhone varietals grown in Washington, radil noted.  He described marsanne as a “full-bodied white” which is “similar to roussanne, with the same…quality, a rich, oily texture and oftentimes a savory/spicy f... Read More

  From the article Rhone, Rhone, Rhone Your Boat: Washington Wineries Turning To French River Valley Grape

  
  

• February 2015

  Thought I'd start a topic to see what "different" wines people are drinking. I've been on a hunt to find wines made from lesser known grapes or from unusual areas. Here's one of each.This is a rose made from Cinsault, not too unusual right? Well this is from the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Either they don't make very good wine in Lebanon or this bo... Read More

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