Today was the third day in a row of blistering hot weather, with a
temperature of 94°F at 7 pm. Jean and Andrew came home from his soccer
practice in need of cooling, refreshment and dinner. Jean thought that
a chilled white wine was what was called for, so I opened a bottle that
I'd recently bought locally on the strength of an endorsement from
George Heritier of Gang of Pour. So, with a simple dinner of salad and
leftover steak, I opened:

2008 Cono Sur Viognier ($8.99)
nose: minerals, white peaches and a floral note
palate: modest acidity, clean fruit, medium body, minerals

At the price paid, this is a definite QPR winner. Not quite as crisp as
I'd like it, but very crisp for a Viognier and not at all oily or
heavy. Very nice summer wine.

Mark Lipton
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