Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Ephémère - 2021

Name: Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Ephémère
Brand: Estezargues
SKU: 44033
Price: 12.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 44033 750mL

A white wine made from Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Viognier. The grapes were vinified together in tank and then aged for 6 months on the fine lees before bottling. Fragrant and fresh.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Côtes du Rhône

Producer

Estezargues

Grape Variety

Grenache Blanc

Roussanne

Viognier

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

While the Côtes du Rhône appellation is known primarily for red wine production, the whites can be equally if not more exciting due to their rarity. There is an incredible texture to these wines, as the grapes that encompass these blends (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, & Viognier in this instance), all combine to form a silky smooth experience that is noticeably soft on the palate (almost like a pillow)! The aromatics of Viognier also bring juicy peaches and apricots along with spring flowers into the mix. The Ephémère is a wine encompassing twelve growers located in Estézargues, near Avignon in the Southern Rhône, who are dedicated to organic farming and bottle this wine with minimal sulfites. If you are looking for a lower acidic white wine that is both dry & smooth, the Ephémère is a bottle you need to bring to your next dinner party!

- ADM

Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...

Viognier

Some of the most intriguing wines associated with the white Viognier grape contain hardly any Viognier at all: in the Côte Rôtie appellation, wine must be made principally from the red Syrah grape, but up to 20 percent (often far less) can be of white Viognier. The practice of adding Viognier to Syrah began as a way of taming the very ripe, tannic reds of the hot Côte Rôtie ("roasted slope"), but it produced such incredible results that other countries, most notably Australia, have followed...