Domaine Robert Serol, Vin de Pays Blanc "Buttes en Blanc", Loire Valley, France, 2022
{biodynamic} Viognier
APRIUM, FLORAL SPICE & GINGERBREAD, RIVER STONE
Viognier, champion blanc of the northernmost Rhone, inspires passion, and its rarity only serves to heighten our thirst for it. This Roannaise offering from Stéphane Serol is true to the grape’s potential for elegance, showing clarity and subtlety as well as its famously exotic perfumes. Ripe, slick-skinned stone fruit merges with lush floral notes, clean mineral spring-ish-ness, and autumnal spice.
Serving Suggestions: Duck breast w/ plum jelly & smashed, roasted sweet potatoes w/ rosemary & ginger. Hearty arugula-fennel bulb salad w/ honey mustard vinaigrette, pecans, & blue cheese.
