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2009 Viognier, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley, Estate Bottled, Gannon Vineyard
$27.00 per bottle (only 24.30 when you buy a case or more)
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Tasting Notes:
Clear straw yellow color. Aromatic of fruit, nuts and flowers. Flavors like melon, tropical papaya, mango, pear, and hazelnut. Rich lingering feel.
The Grape:
Viognier is delicate and weak growing, thus usually means meager crops. Small clustered with small golden skinned berries, with origins in the Rhone Valley’s Condrieu Appellation.
The Vineyard:
Frick's Estate Gannon Vineyard, on the southeast-facing slope near the winery is good ground for viognier. This 1½ acre vineyard was planted to Viognier in 1988 on decomposed Dry Creek Conglomerate soil. The vines have very low vigor and the grapes produced are full of rich classic viognier character. This vintage produced only 1.25 ton per acre.
The Wine:
This wine is 100% Viognier. All the flavors are grape, this wine did not touch oak. This wine is Sur lie (left on the lees). Aromas burst from the glass with tropical fruit and floral components. The flavors are mouth filling and complex. The 2009 vintage was above average in ripeness, with rich flavor and body.
Serve with:
hamachi sushi, pouched halibut, steamed mussels and clams, pumpkin soup, fresh goat cheese, scampi, baked potato, lobster, mussels, clams, scampi.
Drink now to 2017.
115 cases made.
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