The Roussanne-dominant Quintessence Blanc is a chameleon of a wine and like the Viognier-based Terrasses Blanc, it demonstrates what makes the Ventoux so unique in southern France. In warmer parts of the Rhône and on red-clay soils Roussanne makes rich, dense wines with plenty of alcohol and texture. In the chalky parts of the Ventoux and at high elevation, this same variety shows a more northern Rhone character – flowers, white peach, and citrus peel with lively acidity and sapid minerality.
