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Wine Details
Price:
$22.00 per bottle
Description:
Viognier is a white varietal that makes luscious and heady wines. In Condrieu, an appellation in the northern Rhone Valley, it is the primary grape grown. Viognier made a big splash among many California wine producers in the early nineties, but many wine drinkers have not fully appreciated Viognier’s wonderful flair for pairing with alternative foods and times. The 2002 vintage of Thornton Viognier is a stylistic departure from previous vintages produced. In short, prior vintages were typically vineyard blends of Viognier from several Temecula Valley growers, and exclusively fermented in older, more neutral French oak barrels. In 2002, the Viognier grapes were harvested solely from Luttgens’ Family Vineyard. Picked at their peak of ripeness, the grapes were whole cluster pressed to gently extract the juice. The juice was then cold fermented in stainless steel until it was almost dry. At this time, it was racked into new French oak barrels where the fermentation completed and the wine aged for complex nectarine, white peach and citrus aromas that are inherent in Viognier. Changing the winemaking technique helped to develop and enrich the fruit character and make this wine an exciting alternative to Chardonnay.
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