Lambert Bridge Winery

Bevill Vineyard

Dry Creek Valley

100% Viognier

Lambert Bridge is pleased to introduce our first ever Dry Creek Valley vineyard designated Viognier. We have been working with vineyard owner Duff Bevill for a number of vintages and could not be more pleased with the quality of fruit and his commitment to excellence. Because of the extremely high quality and consistent fruit character from Duff’s vineyard, we have awarded the 2008 vintage with a vineyard designation.

Our Viognier is stainless steel fermented to 5 brix and is then transferred into combination of new, one and two year old French oak barrels to complete its fermentation and aging. These barrels are crafted by the able hands of artisan cooper Darguard et Jaegle. Using only carefully air-dried wood and a unique water-bending technique for shaping the barrels, the DJ barrel allows all of the lush fruit of the Viognier to shine through while adding rich notes of sweet oak and spice to the aromas and flavors.

Lively flavors defined by orange blossom, Asian pear and peach are artfully matched with bright acids and textures that lead to a silky long finish.

As always Viognier is a great wine to serve with food at any meal, Brunch included. We recommend this vintage served with Thai shrimp salad or Teleme and Prosciutto pizza.

Several Suggested Recipes

• Smoked Pork Calzone with Teleme & Roasted Chile Salsa
• Chicken Skewers
• Pork Satays with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
• Rock Shrimp Cervice in Won Ton Cups
• Green Papaya Rock Shrimp Salad
• Minced Pork in Lettuce Cups
• Tomato & Lemon Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese
• Dungeness Crab Cakes

Bevill Vineyard

Dry Creek Valley

100% Viognier

2009 brings our second vintage of vineyard designated Viognier from the Bevill Vineyard located in the Dry Creek Valley. Our Viognier is stainless steel fermented to five brix and is then transferred into a combination of new, one and two year old French oak barrels to complete its fermentation and aging. While winemaking styles have remained the same from 2008 to 2009, characteristics and the uniqueness of this wine are a function of the vintage.

Aromatics are that of orange blossom, lemon curd and sweet vanilla pod with a hint of minerality. Flavors which are consistent to the aromas are enhanced by the four months of oak aging which also adds to the textural richness of this palate. Crisp and bright, a lovely hint of lemon completes your flavorful experience.

This Viognier works well as an aperitif and can carry you through dinner as it pairs well with salads, soups, seafood and especially turkey dinner.

Several Suggested Recipes

• Smoked Pork Calzone with Teleme & Roasted Chile Salsa
• Chicken Skewers
• Pork Satays with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
• Rock Shrimp Cervice in Won Ton Cups
• Green Papaya Rock Shrimp Salad
• Minced Pork in Lettuce Cups
• Tomato & Lemon Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese
• Dungeness Crab Cakes

Bevill Vineyard

Dry Creek Valley

100% Viognier

Our smallest release of Viognier ever, the 2010 vintage is packed with concentrated flavors and represents one of our best expressions of this rare Rhone varietal. Harvested from the Bevill Vineyard less than 3 miles from the winery, our winemaking team personally supervised the pick in the vineyard. They next carefully hand sorted the fruit on the cluster sorting table, to ensure that only the best clusters made it to the press. The fruit was whole cluster pressed and fermented in a combination of new, one, and two year old water-bent French oak barrels from the Dargaud et Jaegle cooperage in Burgundy. This Viognier showcases brilliant fruit and bright acidity as it first tickles the tongue and finishes with a mouthwatering sweet toasty oak richness.

From the first swirl, aromatics of apple pie, cinnamon spice, lemon blossom, and Bosc pears encourage the first sip….and WOW, we really like how this wine finishes. Hints of baked peach and a nice round finish leaves you wishing there was more than just 328 cases of this special vintage. Sorry, but we expect this wine club favorite to sell out fast!

Some of our favorite pairings with a Viognier this luscious and rich in texture include oysters on the half shell and spicy Thai shrimp.

Several Suggested Recipes

• Smoked Pork Calzone with Teleme & Roasted Chile Salsa
• Chicken Skewers
• Pork Satays with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
• Rock Shrimp Cervice in Won Ton Cups
• Green Papaya Rock Shrimp Salad
• Minced Pork in Lettuce Cups
• Tomato & Lemon Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese
• Dungeness Crab Cakes