Boucher - 'Watch Hill' - Clairette Blanche - Alisos Canyon, Santa Barbara County, CA - 2022

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Notes on the Producer

Boucher Wines began in Napa Valley in 2015 and now proudly calls Goleta, California home. As a bonded winery producing our fifth Central Coast vintage, we focus on crafting fun, approachable wines guided by a low‑intervention philosophy. Our core values remain constant: organically farmed vineyards, native fermentations, neutral oak, minimal SO₂, and fresh, balanced wines made to shine at the table.

Grapes & Style

Clairette Blanche

Clairette Blanche is the pale-skinned form of Clairette, grown mainly in southern France. It’s a traditional Mediterranean white grape used in Rhône and Languedoc blends, sparkling wines, and increasingly as a varietal wine by growers interested in older local varieties.

In the vineyard, Clairette Blanche can lose acidity if picked too late, so the best wines come from sites and harvest decisions that preserve freshness. It can add body, subtle fruit, and herbal complexity without dominating a blend.

In the glass, Clairette Blanche often shows pear, lemon, fennel, white flowers, almond, and a lightly saline or bitter-herbal finish. It’s usually understated, but good examples have a lovely combination of texture, freshness, and southern French savor.