From 5 acres on a west facing hillside, planted to the Tablas Creek clone between 1997 and 2000, Lindquist has made Roussanne from this block since 2000. It is aged on the lees in one year-old barrels for a year and then in neutral oak for 6 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, it is light yellow and with aeration, opens up to show pineapple, beeswax, and honey aromas with some oak. Big, generous palate, silky texture with deep flavors of ripe apples, hazelnuts and honey. A little leesy, with creamy texture and a long aftertaste of lemon curd and oak toast.
Lindquist Family Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley (California) Roussanne 2021
By Norm Roby