2023 Kobayashi Winery Marsanne-Roussanne WeatherEye Vineyard

“The 2023 Marsanne-Roussanne is rich yet vividly fresh with a cascade of young peaches, apricots and hints of raw almond, all complemented by exotic spice. Nearly oily in texture, this washes across the palate with notable weight yet remains vibrant. A tinge of saline minerality and ginger enhances it ripe pit fruits. The 2023 finishes long and staining, with a tug of crunchy tannins and a minty herbal resonance. The Marsanne-Roussanne was refined in 320-liter cigar-shaped French oak barrels for ten months. It has a large-scale feel, but its balance is impossible to deny. (EG)” (12/2024)