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Roussanne
Wine Style:
Mainly serves as a blending partner. The wines are full of aroma, fruity, sometimes with some herbs and can age well.
Flavors:
Origin:
Loire Valley and Southern Rhone in France
Found:
France and California
This classic grape varietal is famous for the white blends of Hermitage, St. Joseph and St. Péray. Currently this grape is losing ground to its usual blending partner Marsanne due to its tendancy to rot, mildew and ripen late. It is also one of the grapes allowed in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape red blends of the southern Rhone.
When given proper care and bottle aging, Roussanne can produce lovely wines that age very well and have aromas of herbs, tea and apples. Roussanne is also found throughout the southern parts of France, as well as in Savoie in the Loire valley where it is known as Bergeron. Fine examples of late have been produced by the collective Rhône Rangers of California. Roussannes pair well with seafood such as crab and lobster.
Further Reading:
Appellation America
Jancis Robinson
Kobrand Wine
The World Wide Wine
Wine Pros
Wikipedia