Tasting Group – White Rhone Wines
Historically, viognier has been one of the dominant white grapes of the Northern Rhone Valley.
Historically, viognier has been one of the dominant white grapes of the Northern Rhone Valley.
Our job was to determine whether the wine was indeed what the label said or if it was something else.
We were presented with eight wines to see if the recommended wine was indeed the best.
Sweet wines, or more properly, after dinner or dessert wines can be an absolute delight. After dinner wines include Ports, Sherries, and Madeiras, among other fortified wines.
This was the ‘ringer’ that was added to the flight as Culmina is the winery Pascal Madevon went to after leaving Osoyoos Larose and it is nearby on the Golden Mile Bench. Pretty consistent scores across the group. Ranked in the lower half of the flight.