Domaine de la Ferme St. Martin Côtes du Rhône Carlina

Vin blanc de macération, 40% Roussanne with 5 days on the skins, the remaining grapes without (40% Clairette 15% Grenache blanc and Rolle 15%,3% Carignan blanc, 1% Muscat 1% and 1% Viognier 1%), bottled unfiltered. Medium buttercup yellow colour; lovely complexity on the nose, white flowers and peaches and apricots, salinity, hint of spice, good depth; fresh and minerally palate covered with lovely succulent fruit, moderate alcohol (12.5% ABV) avoids any sense of heaviness, satiny texture, gentle but energetic bitters …