Mont Redon Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023

55.5 % Viognier, 16 % Roussanne, 15 % Marsanne, 10 % Grenache Blanc, 3.5 % Clairette, whole-bunch pressed, then cool-fermented in stainless steel, without malolactic conversion. Matured on fine lees for a few months and bottled in the February following vintage.

2021 vintage 'fine yellow robe; the nose has a peach-nectarine air, a hint of honeysuckle, is round and agreeable. There is gooseberry zip within a discreetly rich opening on the palate; this furnishes a steady table wine, with inner juice on the finish, the exit trim. It has enough body for summer starter dishes, pastas. 13°. 2025-26.' 3 stars, John Livingstone-Learmonth, drinkrhone.com, November 2022.