Having already tried one from Calif, I decided to try three Viogniers from elsewhere. This was fun! I have listed these wines in order of preference. One additional note; the Yalumba was under screwcap, the other two were under natural cork.
2002 Viognier de Pennautier Vin de Pays d'Oc (from Languedoc) - fairly bold honey color, oak and citrus nose, lime and grapefruit flavors with a limey/nutty finish. Rather impressive at US$11.99 (Pennsylvania) which makes me wonder which region of France produces the best Viognier.2004 Yalumba South Australia Viognier - pale gold color, fairly oakey bouquet with somewhat bittersweet grapefruit flavor dominating. Vanilla/nut finish. Good QPR at US$9.99 .
2004 Don Miguel Gascon Viognier Mendoza Argentina - very light green/yellow color, mild oak/citrus aroma, lemon/grapefruit/lime flavors and a fairly short lime/nut finish. Good on its own merits at US$11.99, but not as good a value next to the above two.Overall, I didn't find a huge difference in flavor between these wines or the one from Calif (made by McDowell of Mendocino). All of these wines were unmistakably Viognier.
Dan-O