Coudoulet Blanc, Perrin - Château de Beaucastel 2016

Leading off the whites and just bottled, the 2016 Côtes du Rhône Blanc Coudoulet de Beaucastel offers terrific notes of citrus blossom and apple peel to go with a medium-bodied richness and depth. It's a rich, impressive Côtes du Rhône Blanc I'd happily drink over the coming 2-4 years, and readers interesting in checking out a high-quality white from the Southern Rhône should give this a try.

The 2016 Coudoulet de Beaucastel Cotes du Rhone Blanc is a solid effort, although I never find it quite as good as the red. It features honeyed, perfumed aromas, medium body and a core of orange fruit capped off by a long, briny finish.