2019 Gregory James Viognier, Russian River Valley

The 2019 Viognier is a wonderful expression of this lesser known grape, it is bright and refreshing with aromas of peach, fresh sliced apricot and citrus blossoms. The palate is bursting with peach, citrus and honeysuckle, the mouth feel is round while the acids are bright and lively. This is the perfect warm weather wine yet it has the body and complexity to stand up to richer fall and winter dishes.  WINEMAKING NOTES Viognier is an aromatic white from the northern region of the Rhone Valley in France. Our goal at Gregory James Wines is to allow the expression of the fruity and floral characters by only using stainless steel and no oak. Furthermore, we do not allow malolactic fermentation to occur in this wine so as to keep the lean, crisp finish and not allow for buttery, creamy characters. Once hand harvested, the fruit was immediately transported to the winery where it was whole cluster pressed with no additions to a stainless steel tank for overnight settling. Once racked, the j