title: Zaca Mesa 2009 Estate Grown and Bottled Roussanne (Santa Ynez Valley)
description: Roussanne is really hard to pull off in California, but if anyone can do it, Zaca Mesa can. It's as good as the 2007, showing nectarine, pear and tangerine flavors, with the creamy, yeasty complexities of a fine barrel-fermented Chardonnay. It's dry and crisp in acidity and even has a fine, steely minerality. Drink now.
variety: Roussanne
designation: Estate Grown and Bottled