23 July 2017
Brilliant golden colour, aroma of peach, brioche and hints of vanilla. A wine rich in flavours and good in length.
This is the Viognier I mentioned in my previous post. In the meantime, I enjoyed another bottle, which confirmed the first impression. It is a very pleasant wine that can compare to a Condrieu, the denomination of northern Rhone where the grape is supposed to originate from and considered the highest expression of the Viognier. The advantage being that this Greek version costs 1/3 of a basic Condrieu, one of the most wildly overpriced wines, in my view.
At the end of my previous post, I mentioned how highly fascinated I’m by the wide variety of indigenous grapes that Greece displays and also by the fact that we own the ancient Greeks our well-developed wine culture.
So far it doesn’t seems that modern Greeks profited much from their early start (other Greek wines I tasted are far from impressive, but also low priced), but I would not be surprised if one day they would come back to prominence, as it was the case some two thousand years ago. Currently the Greek producers are probably missing the necessary resources, both financially and socially, to come to prominence in the very competitive international wine market.
Country: Greece
Region: Peloponnese
Grapes: Viognier
Type: White
Vintage: 2016
Producer: Domaine Mercouri
Price range: Economic (<15 US$)
Pascal’s Enjoyment Index: 4/5