This wine could be the VERY BEST VIOGNIER you will ever taste! Many of you know, I primarily drink red wines. Viognier is a different kind of white wine. I call it the red wine drinkers white wine. It is rich and full-bodied like red wines.
The Barroco Viognier is Extraordinary!
Sommelier Roberto Romano live is Buenos Aires, Argentina… and has a very different concept in wines… SOMMELIER DESIGNED WINES. Barroco is not a winery, it is a concept. A concept of choosing unusual opportunities for interesting wines. Think about this… Roberto is not committed to properties filled with vineyards, nor buildings fixed in certain regions, nor expectations of ongoing vintages of the same qualities. Roberto, on the other hand, is unencumbered, free to explore the most interesting wines of his choice.
Roberto was wandering through Mendoza Argentina one day, finding himself in a small winery looking at a vat filled with 8,000 liters of Viognier. The winemaker who made this wine became uninterested in this aging wine because he wanted to pursue red wines. The Viognier was fermented in French oak barrels and then aged in tank on its lees for a year.
Roberto bought the entire vat, as he should. I brought some of this wine home with me from Argentina. The nose is a floral bouquet that jumps out of the glass. The flavors are rich and fruity, with very pronounced white peach. Nicely balanced acidity too.
Here I photograph enjoying this amazing Viognier. I paired it with Grilled Halibut, Butterflied Scrimp and Asparagus.
As with any of the Barroco Wines, they are available while Roberto has them, and then they are gone forever. This Viognier is a very special acquisition, and Roberto ships worldwide in 6 and 12 bottle increments. Write him at Romano@VinosBarroco.com and tell him I sent you. Enjoy.