Winemaker Notes
This wine is pale gold in color with a fresh,crisp,fruity nose. Supple and fresh on the palate with a crisp long finsh reminiscent of stone fruits and wonderful minerality. This wine offers complexity, depth and weight yet leaves the palate refreshed and ready for another sip.
Perfect as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to shellfish or linguine w/ clams, veal chicken or light game.
Blend: 85% Viognier, 15% Marsanne
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This pale gold, almost green-tinged blend of Viognier and Marsanne demonstrates producer Michel Chapoutier’s prowess with the white varieties of his native Rhône Valley. It smells of honey and grilled peaches, with a savory base note. The palate deftly balances a creamy texture with crunchy acidity. This isn’t a wilting flower of a wine, nor is it the life of the party. It finds a middle ground that should please many.
Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.
Nestled into the tip of its southeastern coastline, Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state, second most populous and third largest wine producer. Victoria includes the cool regions of Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Geelong, made famous mainly by impressive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The more inland Heathcote and Bendigo lead the way for complex and textured, full-bodied reds. Rutherglen’s fortified wines compete among the best on the planet.