2023 Troon Vineyard "Druid's White" White Blend Applegate Valley Oregon

Winemaker Notes:  Troon Vineyard’s Druid’s White is generally intended to be a blend comprising many of the grapes native to Southern France. We grow marsanne, roussanne, viognier, grenache blanc, picpoul blanc, clairette blanche, bourboulenc, and vermentino, and our blend will change to reflect each vintage. ​​In 2023, the picpoul blanc, bourboulenc, and clairette blanche vines were still relatively young, so we excluded them from this year’s Druid’s White and ended with a blend of 35% grenache blanc, 35% marsanne, 25% vermentino, and 5% roussanne. These varieties have been grown together and blended for centuries, as they possess very complementary attributes. Grenache blanc brings acidity and structure, Marsanne is richer and rounder, with a stone fruit character, Vermentino provides backbone, verve, and salinity, and Roussanne offers pretty aromatics and minerality.