Callaway 2013 Winemaker’s Reserve Roussanne (Temecula Valley)

Country: US / Winemaker’s Reserve
Variety: Roussanne California
Winery: Callaway / Temecula Valley

Honey, jasmine, salted nectarine, yellow melon and plumeria flowers pop on the nose of this bottling that indicates Roussanne may do well in Temecula. There’s solid yellow-grapefruit-pith grip to the palate, a touch of tart tangerine, slate minerality and some botanical elements. It’s bright and tense for an often oily, easily over-ripened grape.