Although I’ve had several Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca) wines, I just tried my first Blanc de Noirs Grenache white.
Blanc de Noirs Grenache
Blanc de Noirs is a term more often associated with sparkling wines since they often use the juice of red-skin varieties like Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier without maceration like a white wine. Hence, you have a white wine from a dark grape. Occasionally, you find Blanc de Noirs still whites like this white Carmenere from Chillan, but it’s far less common in still whites. It’s also less common than orange wines, which are skin-contact white varieties made more like a red.
There’s also Grenache Blanc, a variety that’s a white mutation of Grenache Noir. It’s fairly common in Catalonia and Southern France. That’s not what this is. This is a Grenache Noir without skin-contact, so it’s a white wine from dark-skinned Grenache. Let’s try it out. 
Tasting Notes
2023 Chateau des Tourettes Tinus Blanc de Noirs Vin de France
Sourced from Luberon between Provence and the Rhone at around 400m. It’s just the juice from pressing that’s vinified in concrete vats and then stainless steel. It looks like a light orange wine. The nose is floral but really autolytic like a Champagne, with doughy notes with medium+ intensity. The palate is round, medium-low acid with medium+ body and somewhat oily feel. There’s some spice and slightly bitter notes on the backend, but upfront it’s ripe stone fruit. I’m surprised there’s not more still Blanc de Noirs. Definitely different than say a Provence rose, which is the same grape and terroir but just a bit of skin contact, but it’s usually tarter and has more red fruit notes. However, it does remind me of regular Grenache Blanc (the mutation of the Grenache) although this is a bit fresher than most I’ve had. 91