Viognier is never this inexpensive, let alone this inexpensive and this good. On the nose, clean citrus notes balance brighter, richer tropical fruit and butter aromas. It’s smooth in the mouth, where bright sunflower and chalk flavors play tug of war with underdog chalk and caramel notes, but it’s so well integrated that it’s hard to say who’s winning. Best Buy. ——D.T.(2/1/2002)—— 85