2013 Viognier

Fortant

France, France

Staff pick

Taste the beauty of an underappreciated grape in the Fortant Viognier

$13.50

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ABOUT THIS WINE

TASTING NOTES

About This Wine

Fortant

Viognier

Grown on a hillside, this buttercup yellow wine features a generous and complex nose with notes of fresh apricot and grapevine flowers. It’s rich and smooth on the palate with lovely tropical fruit flavors and a long finish. The area it comes from has dry hot days and cool nights and if subjected to high winds, that help concentrate the grapes. These weather conditions combined with the complexity of three soil types allowed Fortant’s fourth generation winemaker to make a beautifully aromatic and refreshing Viognier.

Wine Region

France

While it was not the first country to master winemaking, no other country has determined the course of wine and wine culture as much as France. From the sparkling wines of Champagne to the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of Burgundy; from Bordeaux's sumptuous blends to Alsace's Riesling; and from the Loire Valley's Sauvignon Blancs to exciting new regions like Pays d'Oc in the south, France has given the world nearly all the major styles and grape varieties that dominate what we drink today. There are numerous reasons why France and wine are so inextricably linked, but perhaps the foremost is geography. Few places can rival France's unique array of hot and cool-climate regions and the abundant maritime influences and mountainous terrain found throughout the country.