2023 The Descendants

After a few early vintages searching for itself, the Descendants found its true identity as a Rhone blend back in 2018. While its composition still changes slightly from year to year, the goal is always to make a delicious, versatile wine with a nice balance of richer characters from the likes of Viognier and Roussane with more focused, crisp varietals like Picpoul and Grenache Blanc. This is the first vintage that Picpoul has led the blend with its crisp acidity and lemony, citrus fruit. Roussanne from Sierra Bonita Vinyard gives the blend a bright melon fruit along with some depth and richness on the palate. Viognier adds an elegant streak of silkiness to the palate along with layers of white blossom, quince and pear. A dash of Grenache Blanc provides another element of orange-y citrus and just a little more focus to the palate. The blend was aged entirely in stainless steel to preserve the intense aromatics and freshness of this complex and balanced wine.