Roussanne is a late-ripening variety that produces powerful white wines that offer pungent perfume featuring scents of fresh flowers, peaches, herbs, pears, spice, roasted nuts and hints of pepper.
Wines produced from Roussanne are quite rich and can even develop a silky, exotic, oily texture. Roussanne- based wines are best enjoyed either within the first few years of bottling or after they have been cellared for 15 to 20 years.