Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc Raymond Usseglio 2019

Somehow Usseglio managed to maintain a sense of lime-zest freshness in his medium to full-bodied 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc. It's a large-scaled, generous wine with broad melon and nectarine notes, but it also has a crisp spine of acidity running from mouthwatering start to lip-smacking finish. Drink it over the next few years. - Joe Czerwinski. 

The light gold-hued 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc has a crisp, clean bouquet of crushed citrus, white grapefruit, and white flowers along with ample salinity and subtle minerality. Playing in the medium-bodied end of the spectrum, it’s not a blockbuster, but it has terrific balance, a solid spine of acidity, and a great finish. I expect it to put on weight with another year of bottle age, and it should age gracefully for upwards of 7-8 years, if not over a decade. The blend is 30% each of Grenache Blanc and Roussanne, 20% Clairette Rose, and the rest a mix of Bourboulenc and Clairette.