A big, rich expression of Roussanne is a creamy, mouthcoating white balanced by great acidity. This wine is 100% Roussanne from Block 10 at Bien Nacido Vineyard. This is a custom block, planted exclusively for Qupé beginning in 1997. Roussanne is a late-ripening varietal, and this west-facing Hillside gives the vines a lot of sun exposure during the growing season. The block is planted to the Tablas Creek clone of Roussanne, which came originally from Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneufdu-Pape. The wine that Beaucastel makes from their old vine Roussanne was and is Qupé founder’s main inspiration for making this as a single vineyard, single varietal wine.