93pts Wine Enthusiast

This bottling from three vineyards employs 14% Picpoul to add acidic heft to the formula, which checks off so many white-wine boxes. Aromas of sliced peach, coconut and macadamia nut are cut by crushed stone and chalk on the nose. The palate is rounded in salted peach and melon flavors, but remains vibrant in acidity and firm in texture long into the finish.

93pts Owen Bargreen

The seriously good 2022 Ridge Vineyards Grenache Blanc has 14% Picpoul added. Right away this offers alluring aromatics of star jasmine and honeysuckle alongside ripe kiwi and kumquat notes. The palate is very fresh and lithe with a soft mouthfeel and great sense of length. Juicy starfruit and pear fruits greet you, as this Southern Rhône inspired wine is drinking nicely now, and is best enjoyed over the next five to seven years to come. Drink 2023-2029.

Winemaker Notes

Attractive golden yellow hue. Aromas of citrus fruit, pear, white peach, pineapple, and honeysuckle. Medium bodied and well balanced. Crisp acidity leads to a clean, refreshing finish.

Fermented in barrel for 4 months (85% American oak; 12% one-year-old, 79% two- to three-year old, 8% new French oak, and 1% new Acacia) then aged an additional 6 months. 2% Concrete amphora fermented and aged for 4 months then to neutral barrels for remaining 6 months. 4% Stainless steel fermented and aged for 10 months.

Sustainably farmed, hand-harvested grapes; whole-cluster pressed; fermented on the native yeasts; full malolactic on the naturally occurring bacteria; oak from barrel aging; minimum effective SO2 (35 ppm at crush and 48 ppm during aging). Pad filtered at bottling. In keeping with our philosophy of minimal intervention, this is the sum of our actions.