Reviews & Accolades

Here's a tribute to a California workhorse Colombard, the state's second-most planted white grape — as Yannick Rousseau nods to his native Gascony with one of the friendliest table wines of the year. From 35-year-old vines, he applies deft winemaking to extract extra depth from the grape skins, for a bottle redolent with mandarin peel and ripe fruit, plus fern and honey accents. No surprise it has become its own little cult hit in Wine Country.

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Y Rousseau Wines is now in the very short list of the 2011 Promising Wine Producers in the World!

"Yannick Rousseau worked with Colombard in his native Gascony before relocating to California, where he discovered the charms of high-altitude Mount Veeder fruit while at Chateau Potelle from 2001 to 2006. In 2007, he started his own winery. His 2008 Mount Veeder Cabernet is impressive; the old vines Colombard that he sources from the Russian River Valley is delightful. A tangy, clean-lined white, the 2010 carries itself with a Zen-like satisfying simplicity. Meanwhile, his 2009 Mount Veeder, Napa Valley Milady Chardonnay is sunny and ripe in the best sense, a wine of sheer exuberance." Luke Sykora, Wine & Spirits Magazine – Winter 2011

If nectarines were spicy, they might have the fruit character of this Colombard, a bright, white fruit flavor that’s bold, clean and fresh. There is also a hint of lemongrass and verbena. This wine is tangy, its alcohol in check. It will be ready to chill for holiday’s fares like oysters and caviar.

Ginger, peach and vanilla scents combine in this gentle white, a chardonnay with orchard fruit freshness to keep the flavors lifted. Balanced and ripe with a cool textural richness, this is ready for roast chicken with herbs under the crisp skin.

Exceptional.

Fresh and spiced aroma of lime zest, juniper, and tangerine. The entry is so inviting you're tempted to think there's a trace of sugar, but this wine is as crisp as biting into an early season Granny Smith apple.

Truly great wine and not to be missed!