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Kongsgaard Roussanne/Viognier(2002)
half Viognier and half Roussanne, benefits from a vinification that is very different from the Chardonnay. The intense aroma is preserved by fermentation exclusively in older barrels and the wine is bottled after 10 months of barrel ageing. Parker has routinely called this flamboyant wine “the best white Rhone Ranger made north of San Francisco” and “one of California’s most exotic whites.” The production is limited to the yield of the four short rows we planted in the Judge vineyard after falling in love with these varieties on a tour of the Rhone Valley in 1992
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 114, May/June 2004
- 94/100
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September 2007
- ($75; a 73/27 blend) Bright aromas of citrus and peach, with a piquant cyanic bitterness. Very dry and very fresh, with a tactile, phenolic quality that is supported by-or perhaps the result of-the wine's intense peach, apricot and mineral flavors. The structure here comes from rocks and tannins, notes Kongsgaard, not acidity. Finishes firm and very long. At least as good as the 2001 version. Serve this with scallops, lobster bisque or fish soup in general, he suggests. Kongsgaard originally found that the viognier from this hilltop site was too floral and the roussanne too minerally, read more...
- Wine Advocate # 159
- Jun-05
- 96/100
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April 2008
- Wine Advocate # 157
- Feb-05
- 96/100
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April 2008
- Wine Advocate # 150
- Dec-03
- 96/100
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April 2008
