Name: White Hall VineyardsColor: White
Varietal: Viognier
Vintage: 2008
Country/State: Virginia
Region: Monticello
Price: $17
Stars: 4 (out of 5)
This was the last of the wines we picked up when we were in Virginia earlier this summer. According to the White Hall Vineyards website, this wine is actually 80% Viognier, blended with some Petit Manseng, Muscat, and Gewurtztraminer. Whatever's in it, it was very good. (the picture to the left is from the 2006 vintage, but we had the 2008)
The color was very pale, nearly clear, which is to be expected from such a young wine. The nose and taste were similar -- apple, peaches, honey, and grapefruit. The body of the wine had a nice medium-full weight to it and was very well balanced. It paired nicely with honey-lime scallops and crab meat we had for dinner last night. We finished the bottle later that night after the kids were in bed.
Viognier is Virginia's signature white grape and this wine by White Hall was highly recommended by a Virginia wine store owner. Krista and I both really enjoyed it and would like to try some other Viogniers in the future.
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