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'03 Viognier

'03 Viognier Wine Details
Price: $26.00 per bottle

Description: Our ’03 vintage exhibits a subtle elegance. A haunting nose - look for sage, rosemary, thyme and cardamom. Restrained fruit showing apple, pear and echoes of guava. Very dry with flavors opening through herbs, flowers, fruit to a lengthy finish of minerals nuts and spices. Certainly for lunch and dinner with fresh water fish, halibut or sole.

Varietal Definition
Viognier:
The most acclaimed white wine grape from France's Rhône Valley, Viognier is a highly aromatic varietal, with a flavor profile that could include peach, apricot, nectarine, lichee, musk and flower blossom. The heady perfume of this varietal is one of its trademarks, although its flavors are sometimes problematic in matching with food. However, it does well with lobster, crab and moderately flavored fish. Use it as an apéritif as an alternative to Chardonnay. The "Rhône Rangers" in California have done an excellent job promoting this varietal.


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