Winery Flagstone - The Rumour Mill Viognier

Winery Flagstone The Rumour Mill Viognier

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Rumour Mill Viognier of Winery Flagstone is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the The Rumour Mill Viognier from the Winery Flagstone

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Rumour Mill Viognier of Winery Flagstone in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Flagstone's The Rumour Mill Viognier.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Rumour Mill Viognier - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.6 1 1 0.5 0 0

The best vintages of The Rumour Mill Viognier from Winery Flagstone are 2012

Informations about the Winery Flagstone

The winery offers 62 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Accolade Wines.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Flagstone is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 25000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 400000 of white wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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