Viognier is a happy grape in Texas. It makes delicious wines like this one with its pale golden color and charming honeysuckle, peach and apricot aromas with saline notes. Juicy peach, apricot, mango flavors and crisp acidity provide a fitting partner for a Thai chicken curry or a chicken with mango salsa. These grapes were gown in the Texas High Plains AVA (American Viticultural Area) in the panhandle area located on a high plateau with elevations from 2,800 to 4,000 feet above sea level. The days are long and hot, providing ripe fruit and the nights are cool, which maintains the grapes’ acidity. It is the second largest AVA in Texas after the Texas Hill Country AVA which is the third largest in the U.S.
Bent Oak Winery, Texas High Plains (Texas) Viognier 2018
By Rebecca Murphy