The 2008 Ruben's Blend is 46% Roussanne, 41% Marsanne, and 13% Grenache Blanc. This is the first vintage that we have been able to source Grenache Blanc and it won't be the last. The GB gives this blend a brightness that is a little different from previous vintages - I'm pretty excited about it!
This is also the first vintage that we can proudly say is 100% Calaveras Grown fruit, with Marsanne and Roussanne from Dalton Vineyards and Poole Station Vineyard, with the Grenache Blanc also from Poole Station. The wine was 60% barrel fermented (that would mean 40% in stainless steel) and was aged in 1-yr and 2-yr old French oak.
Fermento's tasting notes indicate aromas of pears, cream, peaches, truffle, ginger; and flavors of lemon, pears, walnuts, fig. The mouthfeel is full-bodied and bright as well, clean, soft, well-balanced, and it finishes long with pears, fig and some lingering lemon. Ah, that lingering lemon...
You don't have to use any of these technical details to win the contest (no one ever has, actually), but it might help!
Just for fun, below is a recent image of our puppy Garnacha Blanca ("Nacha" for short). Seemed appropriate.
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