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Viognier is a white grape varietal renowned for giving aromatic, textural wines with pronounced stone fruit flavors. It comes from the Northern Rhône region of France, where it thrives on the steep slopes of Condrieu. The grape faced a hard time during the 20th century.
Viognier grapes ripening on the vine in Amador county, California. Viognier (French pronunciation: [vjɔɲje]) is a white wine grape variety. It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu in the Rhône Valley. [2]
Viognier is a deliciously aromatic grape variety that has the unique ability to smell like it should be sweet while still possessing the ability to be vinified into a delicious dry wine.
On the nose, Viognier is a very aromatic wine with rich aromas of tangerine, mango, honeysuckle, rose, and peach. Oaked versions will also have subtle vanilla and smoke aromas. On the palate, Viognier is quite viscous and full-bodied.
Viognier (“Vee-own-yay”) is a full-bodied white wine that originated in southern France. Most loved for its perfumed aromas of peach, tangerine and honeysuckle, Viognier can also be oak-aged to add a rich creamy taste with hints of vanilla.
Viognier is a white-wine grape variety traditionally grown in the Rhône Valley of France that makes full-bodied, aromatic, floral and fruity wines. Sometimes blended with other white Rhône varieties, Viognier is popular not only in France but around the world.
From the Condrieu to California to Australia’s Eden Valley, these Viognier wines deserve space on your buying list. An exuberance of perfectly ripe yellow and white peaches, apricots, melon, pineapple and delicate white floral aromas overflow from the glass.
What style of white wine is viognier? ‘Sensuous’, ‘hedonistic’ and ‘seductive’ ? the words used to describe this characterful grape can be quite racy, but viognier lovers adore the full-bodied, floral and ripe-fruited characteristics that makes these wines so distinctive.
If you enjoy an herbaceous white wine that smells as fresh as lavender perfume but is light and dry, Viognier is for you! Like Chardonnay, this full-bodied white wine with a smooth, oily finish will take on creamy textures and vanilla flavors when aged in oak barrels.
Viogniers are aromatic, with ripe fruit flavors like peach, apricot, melon and nectarine, as well as floral notes like chamomile. The fruit profile is riper and more exotic in New World bottlings. Lees stirring and malolactic fermentation are commonly employed to add weight, mouthfeel and complexity.