François Villard
Les Contours de DePoncins Viognier
Beautiful viognier. Honeysuckle & lemon verbena.
Beautiful viognier. Honeysuckle & lemon verbena.
Aug 24th, 2017Peaches, apricots, and hibiscus bound from the glass and add nuttiness and mineralogy to the palate. Sourced from vineyards next to Condrieu, this is a terrific wine. I'm not sure this '15 will age more than 5-7 years, but I'd rather drink it now!
Peaches, apricots, and hibiscus bound from the glass and add nuttiness and mineralogy to the palate. Sourced from vineyards next to Condrieu, this is a terrific wine. I'm not sure this '15 will age more than 5-7 years, but I'd rather drink it now!
Jun 23rd, 2017Consistently great from year to year, especially at its price point.
Consistently great from year to year, especially at its price point.
Dec 28th, 2016Honey yellow in color. Honeysuckle and peach on the nose. The palate features stone pits, ripe peach, oak, malolactic butter, with some petrol after notes. Great minerals, moderate alcohol, and moderate plus acid.
Honey yellow in color. Honeysuckle and peach on the nose. The palate features stone pits, ripe peach, oak, malolactic butter, with some petrol after notes. Great minerals, moderate alcohol, and moderate plus acid.
Jul 9th, 2020So aromatic. Full malo aromas of buttered popcorn subsided after a day or two. Then dried mango, lychee, tangerine. Beautiful and rich - maybe a tiny bit hot in the mouth. Label shows 14% abv but I’m guessing this creeps past 15%. Lots of texture and complexity - terrific at cellar temp on a cold night.
So aromatic. Full malo aromas of buttered popcorn subsided after a day or two. Then dried mango, lychee, tangerine. Beautiful and rich - maybe a tiny bit hot in the mouth. Label shows 14% abv but I’m guessing this creeps past 15%. Lots of texture and complexity - terrific at cellar temp on a cold night.
Jan 3rd, 2018Lush herbal and honeysuckke aromas lead through the front of the palate, with crisp and structured tropical fruit that have a spicy edge.
Lush herbal and honeysuckke aromas lead through the front of the palate, with crisp and structured tropical fruit that have a spicy edge.
Jun 7th, 2017