A & E Verset 2023 Vin de France Viognier, Rhone Valley

Randy and  were both commenting on how, um, difficult Viognier can be to pair with food because they can be so flowery and assertive, so not the case with this wicked cool version from Verset. Dry farmed in the flatlands of Cornas, (Northern Rhone’s famed Syrah village) using natural winemaking as to get a true expression of the soils. We were blown away by how reserved, balanced and unique the aromatics are on this thrilling wine. I was instantly taken to Vietnamese salad when I smelled it. Just this lovely dance of lemongrass, limes, basil and even a little cucumber, wanted a bite of that salad so badly. Thankfully I had a glass of this wine in its place. Nicely restrained texture, the wine just dances across the palate and finishes with a flourish of beautiful acid.  Only 5 bottles left at time of writing.