Crozes Hermitage La Petite Ruche 2018

Not yet bottled, the 2018 Crozes-Hermitage La Petite Ruche Blanc offers a richer gold color as well as notes of ripe peach, quince, honeysuckle, and spice. With plenty of texture, medium to full body, and a great finish, it's a ripe, sexy, powerful Crozes.

No longer 100% Marsanne, the 2018 Crozes Hermitage la Petite Ruche Blanc includes about 10% of Roussanne as well. It's more generous than usual, with scents of pineapple and melon, joined by flavors of tangerine and pear on the medium-bodied palate. Charming and generous, it should be consumed young for its ebullient fruit.