Jean-Baptiste Souillard Viognier 2023
The Viognier comes from the same late-ripening source as the Roussanne but is picked earlierâaround the same time as Souillardâs reds. It is an intriguing, granite-based vineyard at Sanilhac, near the entrance to the beautiful ArdĂšche gorge. The east-facing vineyardâplanted in the early 1970s and 2000sâsits on a steep hillside at 450-480 metres where the poor, stony grĂšs (sandstone) soils are laced with granite. Souillard works with just 0.4 hectares from this âmagicâ site.
This cooler site plays into this growerâs desire for restrained, refreshing, linear whites. Old vines, precise picking dates and artisanal vinification make this the antithesis of blowsy Viognier. It was raised and aged in neutral, old oak for 12 to 15 months to retain fruit purity.
Jean-Baptiste Souillard Viognier 2023
The Viognier comes from the same late-ripening source as the Roussanne but is picked earlierâaround the same time as Souillardâs reds. It is an intriguing, granite-based vineyard at Sanilhac, near the entrance to the beautiful ArdĂšche gorge. The east-facing vineyardâplanted in the early 1970s and 2000sâsits on a steep hillside at 450-480 metres where the poor, stony grĂšs (sandstone) soils are laced with granite. Souillard works with just 0.4 hectares from this âmagicâ site.
This cooler site plays into this growerâs desire for restrained, refreshing, linear whites. Old vines, precise picking dates and artisanal vinification make this the antithesis of blowsy Viognier. It was raised and aged in neutral, old oak for 12 to 15 months to retain fruit purity.
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The Viognier comes from the same late-ripening source as the Roussanne but is picked earlierâaround the same time as Souillardâs reds. It is an intriguing, granite-based vineyard at Sanilhac, near the entrance to the beautiful ArdĂšche gorge. The east-facing vineyardâplanted in the early 1970s and 2000sâsits on a steep hillside at 450-480 metres where the poor, stony grĂšs (sandstone) soils are laced with granite. Souillard works with just 0.4 hectares from this âmagicâ site.
This cooler site plays into this growerâs desire for restrained, refreshing, linear whites. Old vines, precise picking dates and artisanal vinification make this the antithesis of blowsy Viognier. It was raised and aged in neutral, old oak for 12 to 15 months to retain fruit purity.
