Da Capo Vineyards The Idiom Collection Stellenbosch Viognier 2006 87 Points

Da Capo Vineyards The Idiom Collection Stellenbosch Viognier 2006 87 Points


Clear bright with gold hue, straw rim, medium plus concentration, medium plus viscosity, no evidence of gas or sediment.

Clean with medium intensity notes of pears, apricot and ripe peaches, pungent floral note akind to blossoming jasmine at night, smoky oak and almond cream note.

Dry to off dry, medium acidity, medium plus alcohol, viscous with mid palate complexity, nutty, very fine, medium complexity, medium length, now until 2014.

Served at 10 degrees Celsius with a pan seared frozen cube of duck liver pate on a bed of fresh porcini or with a rich bouillabaisse and rouille sauce.