Following on from last week's wine, this week is another from Majestic. Not this time one of their own label wines but one selected for a few reasons.
My reasons for selecting this, apart from the obvious and necessary 'white wine beginning with 'E' (and there are two of those)', were that, as I have said before, I like Viognier and also that I like producer: Emiliana.
Emiliana were voted Winery of the Year in 2016, by Wines of Chile, and they have an impressive track record from their inception in 1998 for increasingly concentrating on the production of organic and biodynamic wines whilst picking up certifications and awards for environmental and ethical practices.
I first encountered Emiliana at the London International Wine Festival in around 2010 where I listened to an interesting and engaging presentation about their philosophy whilst, happily, sampling some of their output. I particularly remember enjoying the Coyam red, a blend of Syrah, Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvedre, Petit Verdot, Carignan, Malbec, Garnacha & Tempranillo!
This wine is 100% Viognier. As previously noted elsewhere in these pages, Viognier originates from the Northern Rhone, where it is used in top end wines like Chateau Grillet and as part of the blend in Cote Rotie, and I have mentioned more than once that I like Yalumba's organic Viognier which is made in South Australia. So how does this Chilean wine compare? In short: very well.
Chile produces a lot of great wine and much of it at keen prices, at least in the UK when compared to some 'old world' offerings. This is a good example of one such wine. It is beautifully aromatic and has rich flavours of stone fruits, like peach and apricot, with some floral tones (I think I am supposed to say honeysuckle at this point) and a honey finish.
I like this a lot. I opened it to accompany a slow roast pork Sunday lunch and it did that very nicely. Most labels on bottles of Viognier recommend drinking it with Thai food and I wouldn't object to that either.
Buy again? Yes, without hesitation.
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