The brand was started 45 years ago. This bottling is a Vin de France, made with four Rhône Valley grapes: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Ugni blanc, and Vermentino. The latter is sometimes called Rolle in the Rhône Valley. If you have a Beaune to pick with that terminology, I'd advise you to Rolle with it. The wine is a great bargain, has alcohol at 12.5% abv, and goes for $7 at TJ's.
This wine has a light golden tint in the glass. Its complex nose smells of apples, pears, ripe nectarines, and Meyer lemon. The palate shows off that fruit admirably. The citrus minerality comes through like gangbusters and the acidity is as fresh as it gets. Despite the tingly acid, the mouthfeel is full and rich. It’s the best of two different worlds. For $7, it's amazing that I ever buy anything else.
