Château De La Gardine, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Cuvée Tradition Blanc, 2021 Luca and a gentle

and a gentle

The maison has now released a second

and a touch of honey

Muscadelle - a cousin of Viognier

and remarkably elegant

Château De La Gardine, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Cuvée Tradition Blanc, 2021 Luca and a gentleWhite Chteauneuf is one of the Southern Rhne's best kept secrets, and Gardine's Cuve Tradition is a fine reason to pay attention. The Brunel family have been farming this estate since 1945, and their white is a blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne, and Bourboulenc the classic Southern Rhne white cast picked from old vines on the plateau's famous galets rouls, those smooth, heat retaining pebbles that define so much of what makes this