Les Jamelles Viognier 2019
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Endowed with gorgeous pale gold colour, Les Jamelles Viognier is rich and extremely fragrant, with notes of apricot and white peach, along with floral nuances (acacia blossom). This wine is round on the palate, with remarkable freshness and exceptional balance between richness and acidity. The tasting experience concludes with nougat on the finish.
Served chilled, this Viognier is ideal as an aperitif or as a match for Asian cuisine (seafood and fish) or asparagus. It is also perfect with a fruit tart. Catherine Delaunay suggests pairing it in summer, with a vegetable tian or a filet of sole with tender-crisp asparagus.
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Floral, smooth, and round, with clean yet dense and luscious style.
Full-figured and charmingly floral, Viognier is one of the most important white grapes of the northern Rhône where it is used both to produce single varietal wines and as an important blending grape. Look for great New World examples from California, Oregon, Washington and cooler parts of Australia. Somm Secret—Viognier plays a surprisingly important role in the red wines of Côte Rôtie in the northern Rhône. About 5% Viognier is typically co-fermented with the Syrah in order to stabilize the color, and as an added benefit, add a subtle perfume.
A catchall term for the area surrounding the Languedoc and Roussillon, Pays d’Oc is the most important IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) in France, producing 85% of this country’s wine under the IGP designation. (IGP indicates wine of good quality, not otherwise elevated to the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) status.)
The near perfect Mediterranean climate combined with dry, cool winds from the north, optimal soils, altitudes and exposures make Pays d’Oc an ideal wine growing region. Single varietal wines and blends are possible here and while many types of grapes do well in Pays d’Oc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Grenache and Cinsault are among the most common.