François Villard

Les Contours de DePoncins Viognier

9.116 ratings
9.23 pro ratings
Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Viognier
Turkey, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Pork, Nuts & Seeds, Hard Cheese, Soft Cheese, Shellfish, Quinoa, Mushrooms, Chili & Hot Spicy, Fish, Herbs, Asian Cuisine, Veal, Potato, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Aaron Means

Beautiful viognier. Honeysuckle & lemon verbena.

Beautiful viognier. Honeysuckle & lemon verbena.

Aug 24th, 2017
William Hughes

Peaches, apricots, and hibiscus bound from the glass and add nuttiness and mineralogy to the palate. Sourced from vineyards next to Condrieu, this is a terrific wine. I'm not sure this '15 will age more than 5-7 years, but I'd rather drink it now!

Peaches, apricots, and hibiscus bound from the glass and add nuttiness and mineralogy to the palate. Sourced from vineyards next to Condrieu, this is a terrific wine. I'm not sure this '15 will age more than 5-7 years, but I'd rather drink it now!

Jun 23rd, 2017
Aaron Keller

Consistently great from year to year, especially at its price point.

Consistently great from year to year, especially at its price point.

Dec 28th, 2016
Colin Cahoon

Honey yellow in color. Honeysuckle and peach on the nose. The palate features stone pits, ripe peach, oak, malolactic butter, with some petrol after notes. Great minerals, moderate alcohol, and moderate plus acid.

Honey yellow in color. Honeysuckle and peach on the nose. The palate features stone pits, ripe peach, oak, malolactic butter, with some petrol after notes. Great minerals, moderate alcohol, and moderate plus acid.

Jul 9th, 2020
Ely Cohn

So aromatic. Full malo aromas of buttered popcorn subsided after a day or two. Then dried mango, lychee, tangerine. Beautiful and rich - maybe a tiny bit hot in the mouth. Label shows 14% abv but I’m guessing this creeps past 15%. Lots of texture and complexity - terrific at cellar temp on a cold night.

So aromatic. Full malo aromas of buttered popcorn subsided after a day or two. Then dried mango, lychee, tangerine. Beautiful and rich - maybe a tiny bit hot in the mouth. Label shows 14% abv but I’m guessing this creeps past 15%. Lots of texture and complexity - terrific at cellar temp on a cold night.

Jan 3rd, 2018
Alan Doughty

Lush herbal and honeysuckke aromas lead through the front of the palate, with crisp and structured tropical fruit that have a spicy edge.

Lush herbal and honeysuckke aromas lead through the front of the palate, with crisp and structured tropical fruit that have a spicy edge.

Jun 7th, 2017
Christopher Hendon

Overly oaky. High in eugenol. Chamomile, orange blossom and leather. Not my favourite

Overly oaky. High in eugenol. Chamomile, orange blossom and leather. Not my favourite

Dec 1st, 2016
Paul Woolls

Paul had this 4 years ago

Paul had this 4 years ago

Oct 25th, 2019
Isabelle Parenti

Isabelle had this 6 years ago

Isabelle had this 6 years ago

Sep 2nd, 2018
Matthew C. Schwartz

Matthew had this 6 years ago

Matthew had this 6 years ago

Mar 22nd, 2018