2013 Kent Price Venant du Coeur Blanc

“When thinking about a white southern Rhone style blend to compliment our Venant du Coeur release my head and heart turned immediately to the Central Coast and Santa Barbara County in particular given its well earned reputation for these varietals. 2013 was a rather warm vintage with little rain giving optimal ripeness for textured flavors and aromatics. Roughly half of the blend is Grenache Blanc with the remainder equally split between Roussane and Viognier. The nose has an exciting blend of dried rose petals, apricot nectar with a hint of malt and verbena. This is followed by the opulent mouthfeel so typical of the Grenache Blanc core and complemented by layers of white stone fruit, mango and melon with added notes of blood orange and pink grapefruit. The extremely long finish is a layered fusion of citrus, apple and honeyed pear that leaves you wanting for another glass.” — Rudy Zuidema, Winemaker