SINE QUA NON

2019 Distenta I Proprietary White Blend | Ventura, California 750 ml

Tasted at home with E. Wow...holy cow, very, very nice. I really like it and so does E. I think this is the best WHITE we have made in ten years. Creamy, but not over-unctuous. The Roussanne clearly dominates, but in a super loving, bloomy kind of way. GREAT length without being show-off-y. The Muskat gives the wine wonderful perfume and high tone balance. Just terrific... | Manfred Krankl for SQN

Starting with the white, the 2019 Distenta I White is pure perfection, and there's not a finer white coming out of California today... It offers a heavenly bouquet of caramelized oranges, toasted bread, honeyed citrus, and almond paste. This carries to a full-bodied, deep, concentrated white with incredible intensity and depth, yet it's never heavy or overbearing and is flawlessly balanced. These have a great track record of aging brilliantly, but you can't go wrong drinking them in their youth, either. I know Krankl's reds get all the attention, but he continues to produce brilliant, brilliant dry whites. 824 cases produced. | 100 points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com