Truchard Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery in the Carneros region of Napa Valley. Proprietors Tony and Jo Ann Truchard have managed a successful vineyard and grown exceptional grapes for over 30 years. Through their hard work and devotion to this unique property, they helped pioneer grape growing in the Carneros. In 1989, the Truchards established a winery and began producing wines using only their estate-grown fruit. Truchard Vineyards, located it Sonoma’s Carneros District has been producing grapes for over 30 years on the site of an old prune orchard. While well known for many varietals, one of the most unusual is the 3 acre parcel planted to a the not so common Roussanne. Growing in soils composed of volcanic rock and ash, the vines benefit from the gently sloped terrain and cooler Carneros temperatures.
Roussanne, one of the white grape varietals of the Rhone is most often blended with Marsanne and rarely seen on it’s own. Truchard believes this challenging grape can achieve greatness when grown in the correct area and allowed to ripen to perfect maturity.
Rich flavors of green apple, honeydew melon and lychee are balanced by sweet aromas of nectarine, pears and pineapple all brought together with a citrus-mineral acidity which makes for an unctuous yet clean bright palate.
WINEMAKING: All of the fruit was whole cluster pressed and fermented in French oak barrels (20%) new. After fermentation the wine remains in barrel on the lees (sur lie) for 6 months. A partial malolactic fermentation (30% complete) allows the wine to retain its natural acidity, while regular stirring of the lees (battonage) gives added complexity and richness. This wine was bottled in May 2006.
Case Production: 969 cases
This wine lends itself to a number of dishes but has a special affinity to richer style fish preparations such as our local black cod with a black truffle emulsion.
