Truchard 'Estate' Roussanne, Carneros, Napa Valley, California 2024Tony and Jo Ann Truchard native Texans and one time army physicians purchased an abandoned 20 acre prune orchard in Carneros in 1973, when the region was still considered too cold and its clay soils too shallow for viticulture. Against expert consensus, Tony pioneered the use of drip irrigation and clay reservoir rainwater capture, techniques adapted from Israeli desert farming and then unknown in California. What began as a grape growing operation

TEXTURE: Soft and tender with just enough structure to hold their shape

and garlic to frame the richness of Atlantic mackerel

J-M Sélèque

an iconic Napa Valley producer

with subtle gooseberry and pine notes adding complexity

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Inoculated with three distinct yeast strains — D47

preservative or colouring

citrus blossom

and ponds in order to maintain a natural ecological equilibrium

Nuits-Saint-Georges

VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir — Martini and Calera clones