Blanc de noir refers to white wine made from red grapes like pinot noir, engineered so the juice, which is white, is barely or not at all in contact with the red skins. It’s typical for Champagne, but occasionally winemakers pull it off to produce a still white wine, as the Prisoner Wine Company of St. Helena, Calif., has done with its new Blindfold Blanc de Noir. Some viognier and gewürztraminer are also blended in. The unusual result is pale and refreshing, with hints of citrus zest and a whisper of nutty toastiness. Pour it blind, as the name suggests, and ask your wine-loving friends to guess the grape.
Blindfold 2021 Blanc de Noir (still), $35 for 750 milliliters, theprisonerwinecompany.com.
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