Full Review

Black Mesa

Black Mesa
NV Viognier, New Mexico

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Viognier

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$19

Black Mesa
NV Viognier, New Mexico

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Viognier

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of pineapple kombucha, gherkins, and dill with a silky, crisp, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a smooth, buoyant finish that shows shades of pineapple cake and pickled jalapeño with no oak flavor. A crisp and brightly savoury Viognier to try with Latin fare.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth & Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: pineapple kombucha, gherkins, and dill
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of pineapple cake and pickled jalepeño
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Turkey, Roasted Chicken, Boiled Lobster
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A crisp, pickley Viognier to try with Latin fare.

The Producer

Black Mesa Winery

The Producer
PO Box 308
Velarde, NM 87582
USA
1 505-852-2820

Viognier

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
If you had to use one word to describe the flavor profile of Viognier, it would be exotic. Aromas of this lovely variety range from peach pie and cream to pineapple and honeysuckle. Famed for its role as the grape of the rare white wine Condrieu from France's Rhone Valley, dozens of California producers, from Lodi to Santa Ynez Valleys now work with Viognier, as do a few producers in Washington State and even in Virginia.

The distinctive fruit perfumes are so engaging, thus the use of oak is diminished in most versions of domestic Viognier. Most are delicious wines that are at their best at an early age; consume within three to five years of the vintage date. Pair these wines with Asian, Thai or fusion cuisine - especially with pineapple or peanut sauce - or sushi/sashimi.