Full Review

Omina Romana

Omina Romana
2018 Ars Magna, Viognier, Lazio IGP

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Viognier

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13.5%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$50

Omina Romana
2018 Ars Magna, Viognier, Lazio IGP

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Viognier

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13.5%
Light gold color. Fruity, spicy aromas and flavors of orange marmalade, vanilla bean, ripe starfruit, spiced orange tea, licorice, tarragon, and peach danish with a satiny, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a smooth, nuanced, long finish with well-integrated, medium tannins and heavy oak flavor. A joyful Viognier with toasty and balanced oak kissed with notes of orange zest and vanilla bean.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: orange marmalade, vanilla bean, ripe starfruit, spiced orange tea, licorice, tarragon, and peach danish
Taste Flavor: orange marmalade, vanilla bean, ripe starfruit, spiced orange tea, licorice, tarragon, and peach danish
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Turkey, Roasted Chicken, Boiled Lobster
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A joyful Viognier with toasty and balanced oak kissed with notes of orange zest and vanilla bean.

The Producer

Omina Romana

The Producer
Via Fontana Parata 75
Velletri, Lazio, 00049
Italy
39 -346-9627696

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.