La Roque Blanc is a wine outside the
norms. It can't tick any of the boxes
we've organized in our minds for
whites, and it's unlike anything else
out there. In essence it is a reflection
of the past, when whites were made
without the aid of technology with
age-old techniques when words like
pneumatic presses or temperature
control were unknown. Once you
manage to get used to its
idiosyncratic character, you will
understand that La Roque is a
sensational wine. Orange in color,
cataclysmic in intensity and power,
with tannins more reminiscent of red,
as a result of the contact of the juice
with the skins for several weeks
during vinification.