Xavier Gerard IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier 2023 Umbria The wine is racked for

The wine is racked for the first time in August following the harvest and is bottled usually during the second winter after harvest

trained high above the ground and spaced widely

Offering greater structure and tension than Michel’s classic trio of Trousseau

in the eastern stretches of the Wachau

Xavier Gerard IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier 2023 Umbria The wine is racked forSourced from a partly terraced one hectare parcel in the commune of Vrin, just two kilometers from Condrieu proper, Xaviers Viognier is a well balanced wine that illustrates his skilled lightness of touch with this notoriously finicky variety. Aged in large, neutral foudre for ten months, it emphasizes varietal purity over levage, and finishes with an impression of clean, vibrant acidity. As with his Condrieu, he harvests this vineyard in two