This is what good wine from the Colombard grape tastes like

The white Colombard grape produces a crisp white wine. It smells of citrus, like lime and lemon, and the taste is primarily of juicy peach and grapefruit. The Colombard's strength lies in its fresh acidity and delicate aroma.

It grows primarily in its birthplace: the French Sud-Ouest, particularly in Gascony. For many years, Colombard was primarily grown for distillation into Armagnac. This is entirely unnecessary, as Colombard produces excellent white wines.

More and more winemakers are realizing this. Not only in the Sud-Ouest, but also in the New World. In South Africa, Colombard is the second most widely planted grape. It's also widely used in Australia. California has known this for much longer. There, French Colombard was even the most widely planted white grape in the early 1990s, particularly in the Central Valley.