Viognier
Today considered one of the most appreciated whites in the world, viognier has actually experienced ups and downs. It has been talked about since the first centuries after Christ, but after phylloxera had almost disappeared, so much so that in France, in the district of Condrieu (upper Rhone, towards Lyon), only a few rows of it survived. According to recent genetic studies, it is related to Italian red grapes such as nebbiolo and freisa. It gives wines of quality and irrepressible structure, with marked fruity notes and toasted hints with evolution, even if in general it is not particularly preservable. It is still vinified in the upper Rhone, in Condrieu, but its fairly readable and transversal qualities have decreed its international success: it is found in California, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Austria and Italy; here it is used in various regions, especially the central ones, from Tuscany to Umbria and Lazio, both in blends and as a single variety.
![Soma 2023](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/rsoma23_anv800.png)
![Viña Santa Marina Viognier Vendimia Tardía 2021 (0.5 L)](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/vsmvg21_anv800_1710773355.png)
Viña Santa Marina Viognier Vendimia Tardía 2021 (0.5 L)
![Chapoutier Invitare Condrieu 2022](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/chacn22_anv800.png)
![E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2022](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/ggcrb22_anv800_1701166047.png)
![Tierra Savia Mirlo 2023](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/tsmrl23_anv800.png)
![Prieto Pariente Viognier 2021](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/prpvg21_anv800.png)
![Impás 2018](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/impas18_anv800.png)
![Vall Llach Aigua de Llum 2022](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/ailum22_anv800.png)
![Famiglia Cotarella Viognier Soente 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/falso20_anv800_1654868758.png)
![Nicolas Perrin Condrieu 2011](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/npecn11_anv800.png)
![Podere Ranieri Maremma Toscana Solo Viognier 2017](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/prvio17_anv800.png)
![Yarden Viognier 2016](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/yardn16_anv800.png)
![Terenzi Viognier Montedonico 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/mdoni20_anv800.png)
![Grand Veneur Blanc de Viognier 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/vjvbv20_anv800.png)
![Chapoutier Domaine des Granges de Mirabel 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/cdgmb20_anv800_1647592790.png)
![Domaine de Montine Viognier 2021](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/dmtnv21_anv800.png)
![Domaine de L'Ostal Albe 2018](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/czoab18_anv800.png)
![Mandrarossa Viognier Le Senie 2018](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/senie18_anv800.png)
![Tenimenti d'Alessandro Bianco 2018](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/tdavi18_anv800.png)
![Jaume La Butte D'Or Condrieu 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/vjboc20_anv800.png)
![Jaboulet Secret de Famille Viognier 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/jsefa20_anv800.png)
Jaboulet Secret de Famille Viognier 2020
![Baglio di Pianetto Sicilia Viognier 2020](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/pivio20_anv800.png)
![Raventós d'Alella Viogner 2019](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/mqavb19_anv800.png)
![Delas Condrieu La Galopine 2018](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/dllga18_anv800.png)
![Baglio di Pianetto Viafrancia Bianco 2019](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/pivfb19_anv800.png)
![Marziano Abbona Langhe Bianco Cinerino 2021](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/ciner21_anv800.png)
![Sordo Langhe Bianco Vionié 2016](https://cdn.vinissimus.com/img/unsafe/p194x/plain/local:///prfmtgrande/vi/sovio16_anv800.png)
Viognier
Today considered one of the most appreciated whites in the world, viognier has actually experienced ups and downs. It has been talked about since the first centuries after Christ, but after phylloxera had almost disappeared, so much so that in France, in the district of Condrieu (upper Rhone, towards Lyon), only a few rows of it survived. According to recent genetic studies, it is related to Italian red grapes such as nebbiolo and freisa. It gives wines of quality and irrepressible structure, with marked fruity notes and toasted hints with evolution, even if in general it is not particularly preservable. It is still vinified in the upper Rhone, in Condrieu, but its fairly readable and transversal qualities have decreed its international success: it is found in California, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Austria and Italy; here it is used in various regions, especially the central ones, from Tuscany to Umbria and Lazio, both in blends and as a single variety.