2010 Holus Bolus Blanc, Roussanne
2010 marks the inaugural vintage of a white wine under the Holus Bolus label. We decided on producing a wine from the Roussanne grape. It is a grape native to the Rhone Valley of France (Hermitage, St. Joseph, Chateauneuf-du-Pape) and rarely seen outside of there. Santa Barbara County is one of the few places Roussanne thrives and produces excellent wines. The grapes for the 2010 Holus Bolus blanc were grown at McGinley Vineyard (formerly known as Westerly Vineyard) in the Happy Canyon AVA of Santa Ynez Valey. The wine has great aromatics of honey and pear and rich mouth feel. The wine was aged 2/3 in French oak and 1/3 in stainless steel with a finished alcohol of only 12.5%. 350 cases produced.