Fondreche 2023 Ventoux White 750ml

Vibrant and very herbaceous, with oily green threads of fresh-cut grass and oregano infusing the plump core of yellow apple and nectarine. Ripe and round on the palate, with the creamy texture firmed up by a wall of smoky mineral and lemon zest. Shows good concentration and great freshness on the clean finish. Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Rolle. Drink now through 2028. 

Score: 90 points -- Kristen Bieler, Wine Spectator, 2024

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One of the consistently superb estates in the Cotes du Ventoux, Domaine de Fondreche offers very high quality and reasonable prices. The creation of Sebastian Vincenti and Manou Barthelemy, these wines are bursting with fruit and have loads of minerality and aromatics. They are beautiful efforts representing the best of what a young generation of French producers can do. The estate is just under 100 acres in size and is now 100% biodynamically farmed.

-- The Wine Advocate