2019 Cotes du Ventoux Cuvee Persia Blanc

The 2019 Persia Blanc is medium gold-hued and has a beautiful bouquet of honeyed stone fruits, apple blossom, toasted spice, chalky minerality, and white flowers. Quite deep and rich aromatically, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, an elegant, seamless texture, and bright yet nicely integrated acidity. As usual, this cuvée is all Roussanne from a single parcel of old vines, raised in a single foudre. It has incredible class and is a beautiful wine. I suspect it will evolve for another 10-15 years if properly stored, although these old-vine Roussanne cuvées can be hard to predict. I wouldn't be surprised to see this close down over the coming year of two, only to re-emerge in a decade.