Château de Campuget | Cuvée Prestige Viognier 2004

PV Tasting Notes

The 2004 Cuvée Prestige exhibits a terrific bouquet of spring flowers, honeysuckle, orange marmalade, peaches, and some lighter tropical fruits. Medium-bodied and filled with fruit yet structured, with good underlying acidity to provide freshness and focus. Unfortunately this is now getting past its prime, about 1 in 4 bottles is not nearly as good as the rest, so big discounts.

Reviewed as one of Mathew Jukes top 100 wines of the year.

Beautiful with scented Pasta dishes, particularly with peas or broad beans. Also suits Asparagus, Bisques or Bouillabaisse and Chowders, Smoked Haddock Mousse, Houmous, Melon with Prosciutto, Salad Niçoise, Smoked Salmon, Thai Style Dishes and all manor of Fish.

Château de Campuget, which belongs to the Dalle family since 1941, is producing A.O.C. Costières de Nîmes wines. The vineyard of 160 hectares is situated in the heart of the A.O.C. area, between Nîmes and Arles, a few kilometres from the right side of the Rhône river.
The main characteristic of this “terroir” is its soil , formed by an accumulation of round stones that had been rolled by many overflows of the Rhône river during the quaternary era. It allows the grapevines to establish their roots deep enough to find the water they need for growing. At the same time they profit of the sunny Mediterranean climate, essential for the good maturation of the grapes.

This Cuvée Prestige is a 100% barrel-aged Viognier.