Xavier Gerard IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier 2023 Umbria The wine is racked for

The wine is racked for the first time in August following the harvest and is bottled usually during the second winter after harvest

is firmer and more elementally mineral-driven than Les Journaries

frequently on the order of 65%

and its 26-day maceration (relatively brief compared to certain vintages) manifests as seamless concentration rather than intense structure

Offering greater structure and tension than Michel’s classic trio of Trousseau

Xavier Gerard IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier 2023 Umbria The wine is racked forSourced from a partly terraced one hectare parcel in the commune of Vrin, just two kilometers from Condrieu proper, Xaviers Viognier is a well balanced wine that illustrates his skilled lightness of touch with this notoriously finicky variety. Aged in large, neutral foudre for ten months, it emphasizes varietal purity over levage, and finishes with an impression of clean, vibrant acidity. As with his Condrieu, he harvests this vineyard in two