We ordered this wine in a local restaurant in the Orpington area of London. The wine was superb and went with fish. Château Campuget is situated near the Rhône valley and not far from Nîmes.
The soil and climate in the Gard is well suited to the growth of the Viognier grapes to produce white wines with their own distinctive style but which reflect the region. Viognier based wines are some of my favourites and this wine is no exception, but it is not a homogenous and industrially produced wine. the wine is fermented partially in mature oak barrels.
The Château recommends that you drink the wine young but after four years in the bottle it still tastes fresh. It is a dry wine, but not bone dry, and feels silky and sumptuous in the mouth and has a medium body. I agree that the wine tastes of tropical fruits and it it is complex and long lasting on the palate. It reminded me of a banana taste but perhaps that is just me. The fruit character is balanced by the acidity.
We paid over £30 for this wine with our meal but you can buy it retail for around £11 - c'est la vie.
The bottle was sealed with a glass stopper which helps eliminate the chance of the wine being corked and perhaps this helped to preserve the freshness. This is the first time I have seen wine sealed in this way: more of this in a later post.
This wine is well worth searching out especially on a trip to the south of France - you could get stuck in a virus initiated lockdown,but what better way to spend two weeks in quarantine than with a case of such good quality wine?
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