Description

Cinquante-Cinq Viognier 750ml

This decadent white wine will not only deliver a citrus, crisp, white flower flavor to your palate but will seduce your taste buds with medium-bodied flavors of orange and mango, induce a mineral & lavender aroma, and have you feeling like a Master Sommelier at your next party or intimate gathering.

Some Viognier lovers describe the taste to have a spice, floral, citrus, apricot, apple and peach flavor. While it’s a medium-bodied wine, it does have a relatively high acid and fruit taste too.

The true beauty of this refreshing white wine is its versatility in taste, allowing white wine lovers to add it to their top 5 favorites!

Don’t worry about freshness! Cinquante-Cinq Viognier is bottled directly after settling with a gentle filtration to preserve freshness.

Viognier wine by Cinquante-Cinq is a huge value at an affordable price.

Cinquante-Cinq Viognier Sensory Test:

• AROMA: Mineral, Floral, wood, & tropical notes emerge from this aromatic Viognier
• APPEARANCE: Golden yellow shimmer with tiny bubbles
• THIS CRISP and medium-bodied white offers flavors of citrus orange, mango, spice, floral, & apricot

Viognier  (“Vee-oh-nyay”):

A seductive white wine from Southern France, more specifically Northern Rhone original that is boasted of its aromas of peach, tangerine, and honeysuckle. If you love brood over bolder white wines like Chardonnay, Viognier is definitely your type! A sip of Viognier will leave your palate with a dry or slightly off-dry style while embellishing peachy aromas.

A common characteristic of this variation of grape is the oily sensation in the middle of your tongue. If it’s a drier style, it’ll come across less fruity on the palate and you’ll notice a subtle bitterness, such as crunching into a fresh rose petal. This variation of wine will make you feel like you’ve taken a step into France, sitting in the sun, and admiring the endless beauty of life and love.

This is a timeless type of wine that is only grown in Rhone and California as the grapes are very hard to grow, which makes few grape vineyards the lucky ones to have created such a perfect white wine.

What to pair with Viognier:

Experts at Elma, Wine & Liquor suggest to fully respect its delicate floral notes and medium acidity to find the perfect food pairing.

Expand on the wine’s core flavors while you make sure the foods you choose are not too acidic or bold. Fresh chicken salads with apricot, peach or mango or dishes with ginger, saffron, and coconut are a great start!

Also, don’t be afraid to introduce a mild creamy curry similar to the south-east Asian style curries. If you love seafood, rich shellfish dishes like seared scallops, grilled lobster, and baked crab with a touch of spice will have your guests in awe of your pairing expertise!

Cheese lovers – go bold with this carefully crafted Viognier.

White Wine:

White wine is made without the skin of the grape. Also, the majority of white wines are lighter and have a crisper, more citrusy flavor compared to red. It’s best to serve white wine in glasses with a larger bowl so that bold aromas and flavors emerge as they mingle with oxygen in the air. Traditionally speaking, white wines are served before reds, while younger wines should be served before older vintages.

Master Sommelier Little Known, Big Facts:

• The color of wine depends on the fermentation extracts using skin, like Red wine as compared to white wine, leaving the skin behind
• The oldest bottle of wine dates back to A.D. 325; it was found in Germany inside two Roman sarcophaguses
• The worst place to store wine is usually in the kitchen because it’s typically too warm, in refrigerators, their warmest setting can be too cold
• Richer heavier foods usually pair well with richer, heavier wines; light wines pair with lighter foods
• Generally, a vintage wine is a product of a single year’s harvest, not when the wine is bottled
• A “dumb” wine refers to the lack of odor while a “numb” wine has no odor and no potential of developing a pleasing odor in the feature
• If a server or sommelier hands you a cork, don’t smell it, look for the date or other information ( mold, cracking, or breaks)
• Tannin is a substance that tingles the gums when you indulge your palate with a sip of wine, it’s an excellent antioxidant
• Smell is by far the most important sense when it comes to drinking wine
• Wine was first developed in Mesopotamia, not France
• French wines are labeled following the soil on which they are produced, not according to the grape used

France:

One of the largest wine producers in the world traces back all the way to the 6th century BC. In 1935, the AOC system was established and governed by a powerful board – INAO. With that said, France has one of the oldest systems for protected designation of origin for wine in the world!

A few decades later they have reformed their categories of classification from 4 to 3 which is, Vin de France, Indication geographique protegee(IGP), and Applelation d’origine protegee(AOP).

Red, rose, white, sparkling and fortified wine are all produced in France. All French wines have one thing in common – they are developed to accompany food ranging from a simple, fresh baguette to a multi-course menu.

Warnings:

 You must be 21 or over to purchase this product.

Instructions:

Viognier should be served at around 52F. That is cooler than room temperature. By doing this, it will allow the full, rich flavors of the wine come forth. Make sure not to serve it too cold or you won’t be able to taste all of the flavors of Cinquante-Cinq Viognier.