Frolic Viognier 2023

$39.00

Famous as the white grape of the northern Rhône, Viognier with its heady aroma of spring blooming jasmine and honeysuckle and the rich flavors of apricot and peach make it a popular and food-friendly choice, best tasted as a young wine. This wine will pair well with spicy foods such as Thai, Indian or Vietnamese curried dishes.

This Viognier, while rooted in the 2023 harvest, was bottled as Non-Vintage to reflect a thoughtful blend that includes just over 5% from the exceptional 2024 vintage. This small addition brought extra freshness and aromatic lift, enhancing the wine’s vibrancy and complexity, especially since this was to be our last Frolic vintage produced.

A particularly fragrant and full-bodied single-varietal white wine, the aromatic Frolic Viognier fills the glass with subtle primary aromas characteristic of honeysuckle or jasmine, together with cantaloupe and Crenshaw melon-like flavors in the mouth and then, of course, a perfectly dry finish with hints of red grapefruit.

Powerfully exotic, Frolic is a rich, dry white wine made for drinking young. The subtle floral notes make it a perfect match with sushi and sashimi as well as . Frolic also pairs well with spicy foods such as Thai, Vietnamese, Indian or Mexican cuisine.

Because it has a tendency to develop high sugar but low acid Viognier can often produce wines with neutral flavor and high alcohol - but not Frolic!

We have addressed these issues with correct terroir and vinification but the rarity of quality Viognier and the associated extra growing and production costs makes it relatively expensive to produce.

With its potential for tropical fruit flavors and creamy mouthfeel we ferment and age our Frolic Viognier in French Oak barrels. This makes it a little more full-bodied highlighting its distinctive fruit character.
Only 1,181 cases produced - This Viognier, while rooted in the 2023 harvest, was bottled as Non-Vintage to reflect a thoughtful blend that includes just over 5% from the exceptional 2024 vintage. This small addition brought extra freshness and aromatic lift, enhancing the wine’s vibrancy and complexity, especially since this was to be our last Frolic vintage produced.
Color White
Vintage 2023
Harvest Date 14th Sep 2023
Style White Rhone
Appellation Mendocino
Varietal Viognier
Date Bottled 3rd Apr 2025
Drinkable 2024 - 2027
Alcohol 14.40%
Bottle Size 750ml
PH Level 3.37
Residual Sugar 0.134
TA 0.661

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