TN: value in a Viognier

Not neccesarily phrases one always sees together. :)

Actually, that's not fair. Kacher's wines are I guess usually true to grape, though it can be hard to determine area.

Thanks for the notes, one to look for. When I first discovered Viognier/Condrieu, I drank quite a bit. Now it's something I look for maybe once every 3 months. But it's nice to see a good one under $15! Dale

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Well, to be fair to him, most of his portfolio that I've tried has been from the Rhone Valley. His selections there I find to be very high quality with good "typicity." YMMV, though.

Funny, isn't it? I began my "ABC" phase with Viognier, but then got disaffected with it: too pricey and/or inconsistent. Now I drink far more SB and Pinot Gris than Viognier.

Mark Lipton

Greetings Mark;

Some things don't change anywhere in the world. Viognier lovers suffer the same abuse here in the Niagara area; the wine is either thin and lacks the varietal flavours one hankers for or it has it all and is priced in the stratosphere. I guess the same can be said for virtually all wines.

The only Kacher Rhone I'm familiar with is the Santa Duc Gigondas, which is usually tasty in a oaky/forward way. My semi-snideness I think probably comes from some of the Kacher Burgundies. Where some of the producers have changed their wines to meet his unfined/unfilltered/heavy new oak preferences.

Sounds a lot like me. Thought by ABC phase could never get me to give up on Chablis :)

Best,

Dale

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