Herve Souhaut Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet Blanc 2024 750ml Judean Hills dedicated to producing accessible Napa

dedicated to producing accessible Napa Cabernet Sauvignon without the prestige pricing

The wine exhibits earthy notes

lusciously toasty

Plavac Mali is Dalmatia’s indigenous red grape and Zinfandel’s Adriatic cousin — DNA-proven to share a common ancestor in the ancient Croatian variety Crljenak Kaštelanski

James Suckling 95 pts

Herve Souhaut Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet Blanc 2024 750ml Judean Hills dedicated to producing accessible NapaFRANCE : RHONE VALLEY : ARDECHE BIODYNAMIC : Viognier, Roussanne MED BODIED, WHITE FLOWERS, STONE FRUIT, MINERAL, NEUTRAL OAK Herv Souhaut planted the white parcel at Arlebosc in 1993, in the Valle du Doux on decomposed granite above Saint Joseph vines that now have three decades of root depth. The blend, 60% Viognier and 40% Roussanne, is direct pressed and fermented in old wooden tanks, then rested eight months on fine lees in secondhand casks