Black Sage, Viognier, 2017, Okanagan Valley, Canada
Can you get a bad bottle of Canadian wine? Probably but not this one because this is excellent. A little heavier in texture to most white wines this has plenty to taste, apple, melon, hints of citrus and honey. It’s dry and with balanced acidity works well with fish or chicken dishes. At £15 a bottle it’s reasonable value too.
Black Sage Vineyard, Viognier, 2017, Okanagan Valley, Canada
Canadian wine is generally excellent and a lot of the time exceptional, which this Viognier from Black Sage Vineyard in the Okanagan Valley, Canada is. This us a dry, crisp wine. The aromas are clean minerals, citrus and hints of peach these follow through into the taste with lime.
This is a clean wine that has subtle flavours that are delightful, playful and long enough for you to say ooohhh.
France does some wine so much better than other countries.
Drink this a little on the warmer side to release the aromas and flavours. The first glass I had was far too cold, an hour out of the fridge and it really opens up. Its a lovely dark lemon colour, not gold but more than the usual lemon. You get smells of ripe pineapple, lemon, peach and vanilla. Taste wise its dry, medium body with a good hit of acidity. Its the peach and lemon flavors that come out first with a bit of oak, vanilla in the background.
Its got excellent length and at about £15 a bottle is very good value.
This would go well with baked Camembert, wrapped in Palmer ham, shortcrust pastry and branston pickle, see the bringoutthebranston Instagram page for their take on baked Camembert.
Domaine Louis Clerc, Condrieu Viognier 2015, France