Sans Liege Cotes du Coast 2021
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Wild flowering lemon verbena and strewn bits of oyster shell alongside notes of coconut flesh, vanilla bean, and yellow peach.
Blend: 45% Viognier, 30% Marsanne, 17% Roussanne, 4% Grenache Blanc, 4% Clairette
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2021 Cotes Du Coast (45% Viognier, 30% Marsanne, 17% Roussanne, and the rest equal parts Grenache Blanc and Clairette) is another winner from this estate. Ripe peach, tangerine, honeyed flowers, and a touch of minerality all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with a balanced, elegant mouthfeel and a great finish. It has a good mix of richness and freshness.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Sans Liege Wines Côtes-du-Coast is a niche white wine with alluring nuances. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of zesty citrus and dried flowers. Try it with grilled peaches, Delice de Bourgogne cheese, and garden lettuces. (Tasted: August 15, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Growing up in East Los Angeles, Curt was not a wine country kid raised among the vines. He got a glimpse of the wine world when coming to the central coast at the age of 20. He became enamored with winemaking and jumped right in.
His wine label Sans Liege (sahn leej) or "without allegiance" aptly describes his tenacity to pursue winemaking on the central coast unhindered by the trappings of any particular style. He is excited to have the opportunity to be a part of a winemaking region which is still shaping its history. For Sans Liege he focuses on Rhone varietals (especially Grenache) and favors character over notoriety when choosing vineyards for in diversity lies the promise of uncommon opportunity. He also crafts his foundational wines, Groundwork Wine Co. which are pure varietal expressions at an everyday price point.
Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.
Paso Robles has made a name for itself as a source of supple, powerful, fruit-driven Central Coast wines. But with eleven smaller sub-AVAs, there is actually quite a bit of diversity to be found in this inland portion of California’s Central Coast.
Just east over the Santa Lucia Mountains from the chilly Pacific Ocean, lie the coolest in the region: Adelaida, Templeton Gap and (Paso Robles) Willow Creek Districts, as well as York Mountain AVA and Santa Margarita Ranch. These all experience more ocean fog, wind and precipitation compared to the rest of the Paso sub-appellations. The San Miguel, (Paso Robles) Estrella, (Paso Robles) Geneso, (Paso Robles) Highlands, El Pomar and Creston Districts, along with San Juan Creek, are the hotter, more western appellations of the greater Paso Robles AVA.
This is mostly red wine country, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel standing out as the star performers. Other popular varieties include Merlot, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Grenache and Rhône blends, both red and white. There is a fairly uniform tendency here towards wines that are unapologetically bold and opulently fruit-driven, albeit with a surprising amount of acidity thanks to the region’s chilly nighttime temperatures.