Chateau Ollieux Romanis Corbieres Cuvee Prestige Blanc 2021

A serious white from Corbieres? The Bories family builds this one for tension instead of weight. Roussanne leads, backed by Grenache Blanc and Marsanne, all picked early enough to land at a lithe 12 percent alcohol. A few days of cool skin contact pull out the aromatics, careful reductive handling keeps it fresh, and a brief rest in big neutral barrels adds texture without a whiff of oakiness. This is the kind of organic-farmed southern white that surprises people who think the region only does power. Restrained, mineral, and built to go with dinner.