This is our second year making Friction and we are in love. We adore the varieties of the Rhone Valley, and Viognier is no exception. Viognier is variety loaded with aromatic and flavor intensity. The goal with this wine is to coax out the nuances and show the intense characters in harmony with one another with subtlety and elegance. The fruit is harvested a little less ripe than other varieties to capture more of the natural acidity and to hold up the wine and balance the oily nature of the variety. The grapes are fermented for two days in stainless steel tanks and then finished in neutral French Oak barrels. Notes of Meyer lemon zest, white peach, white flowers, and a hint of tangerine define the aromatic profile. The wine is elegantly structured with subtle tannins, and round edges driven by notes of citrus oil, limoncello and minerality with a crisp backbone.

We are excited to present this new blend exclusively to our wine club family. When creating the blend for our signature Red Blend, we selected the very best barrels that we felt exemplified each of the individual varietals that makes our Red Blend so unique. We gave these barrels an extra 4 months of ageing to bring complexity and more integration of the oak. This wine displays all the characteristics of our signature Red Blend, we just turned up the volume a bit in terms of aromatic intensity, structure, and depth of flavor. Notes of clove, cola, black berries, currants, toasty vanilla, and hint of cream on the nose. The wine hits your palate with a soft entry and builds to a full mid palate and lengthy finish with intense dark fruits, and spice with hints of pink peppercorns, and dried bay leaf. We didn’t make much so stock up while you can, this wine won’t last long!