Details

  • Type: White
  • Country: France
  • Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Vintage: NV
  • Producer: RareVineyards
  • Primary grape: Marsanne
  • Secondary grape: Viognier
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Pack size: 75 cl x 6
  • Code: 47598

About the Wine

Viognier

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Viognier produces aromatic and sometimes exotic wines, it may be thought of as a variety that offers some the approachable rich body nature of a Chardonnay, but with a more aromatic fruity character of peach and apricot. Now widely planted, almost always dry in style.

Flavours:

  • Apricot Apricot
  • Ginger Ginger
  • Honeysuckle Honeysuckle
  • Lime Lime
  • Peach Peach

Marsanne

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This wine grape is considered the most popular variety of white wine grape planted in the region of Northern Rhone. It possesses a number of rich qualities with rich textures and an enhancing flavour.

Flavours:

  • Acacia Acacia
  • Apricot Apricot
  • Beeswax Beeswax
  • Mandarin Orange Mandarin Orange
  • Quince Quince

The Country

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France

Following on from a fantastic vintage the year before, French vineyards endured a mixed bag of weather conditions in the early part of the growing season followed by a long, hot summer which produced some memorable wines, even to rival to the excellence of the previous year.

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