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Wine Description
The Story
Darioush Viognier beautifully expresses the eclectic and exotic character of this varietal. Grown in the cooler locales of the Oak Knoll appellation, with its dense early morning fog and afternoon breezes, enables this rare and finicky variety to ripen slowly yet completely, revealing layers of bright fruit, floral and tropical flavors which define fine Viognier.
Appellation: Darioush estate vineyards in Napa Valley and Oak Knoll
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Wine Information
Appellation: Darioush Estate Vineyard in Oak Knoll, and Los Carneros
Production: 2,529 cases
Tasting notes: Lending remarkable consistency with prior vintages, 2017 Signature Viognier maintains beautiful, fresh floral notes of apple blossom and acacia. The wine’s charm lies in its unique and exotic interplay of texture and flavors— seamlessly bridging vibrant citrus and stone fruits with delicate spice. Juicy saturn peach and apricot fla...
Vintage 2017
Excellent quality for California’s 2017 wines
California’s 2017 wine harvest wrapped up early this fall following summer heat spurts and a growing season that saw significant rain throughout the state ending a five-year drought. While October wildfires in North Coast wine communities made international headlines, the state’s vineyards and wineries were not significantly affected. Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, the regions most impact...
