Full Review

South Coast

South Coast
2019 Viognier, Temecula Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Viognier

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$25

South Coast
2019 Viognier, Temecula Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Viognier

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
Yellow straw color. Aromas and flavors of ripe nectarine, tangerine, honey butter, and southern biscuit with a satiny, crisp, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a graceful, medium-length finish manifesting suggestions of roasted nuts and pressed flowers with light oak flavor. An outgoing Viognier with enticing aromas of fresh fruit.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Crisp & Lively, Juicy & Smooth & Oaky
Aroma Aroma: ripe nectarine, tangerine, honey butter, and southern biscuit
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of roasted nuts and pressed flowers
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: An outgoing Viognier with enticing aromas of fresh fruit.

The Producer

South Coast Winery

The Producer
34843 Rancho California Rd
Temecula, CA 92591
USA
1 951-587-9463

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.