Winery MayoussierViognier
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).
The Viognier of the Winery Mayoussier is in the top 30 of wines of Isere.
Food and wine pairings with Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Viognier
The Viognier of Winery Mayoussier matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of quiche without eggs, saddle of hare jura style or seafood pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mayoussier's Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Viognier
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
Informations about the Winery Mayoussier
The Winery Mayoussier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Isere to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Isere
IGP of the Alpine foothills (Chartreuse, Belledonne, Vercors, glacial moraine terraces and draining clay-limestone scree, marked thermal amplitude). Verdesse and Jacquère are the native signature whites with mineral notes, white flowers and citrus; Chardonnay and Viognier as complements. Mondeuse Noire, Persan and Étraire de la Dui are the native signature reds; Pinot Noir and Syrah as complements. Coteaux du Grésivaudan since 1981, IGP status from 2011.
The wine region of Comtés Rhodaniens
Regional IGP (1989) covering 9 departments of the Rhône valley and Alpine foothills (Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Savoie, Loire), hillside vineyards at 250-600 m. Syrah and Gamay are the signature reds with red and black fruit notes, pepper and violet, supple tannins — accessible and enjoyable style. Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne for aromatic whites with apricot, peach, white flowers and honeyed notes. Taut Chardonnay and fine Pinot Noir on cooler zones.
The word of the wine: Ladle
Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
