Christophe Blanc, Viognier 'Les Galets' Vin de France 2023 Scotto Cellars

Christophe Blanc, Viognier 'Les Galets' Vin de France 2023 Scotto CellarsChristophe produces just 0. 23h of viognier from young vines high up on the hillside on granitic soils in St Michel sur Rhone. Very good value viognier, with typical notes of peach, pear skin, mineral touch and vigour on the finish

But the very different character of their two vineyard plots convinced them to make two cuvees

smooth and long on the palate with flavours of hazelnuts and orange peel

the solera for this wine was started in 1961

balanced by a touch of sweetness from liquorice root

resulting in bright

Dark antique amber in colour with a nose of wonderful Old cigar boxes appear immediately

Others believe that the term derives from the Latin word sambucus

The pure Syrah is polished and peppery with hugely intense dark berry fruit

which was the name of an anise-flavoured drink that arrived to the port of Civitavecchia by ships coming from the East

with spiced black raspberry and black currant fruit and accents of green olive

Lithe and elegant

The palate is still on the lighter side with generous ripe blackcurrant and mulberry flavours over toasty cedar