Viognier
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Thai green curry, roasted pork with peach compote, triple cream brie.
✨ Technical Specifications
Cooper's Hawk Viognier highlights the winery's modern sourcing model, bringing the lush, expressive character of California-grown grapes to life. Viognier itself has a dramatic history; once on the brink of extinction in its native Northern Rhône home of Condrieu during the mid-20th century, the grape found a spectacular revival in the sun-drenched terroirs of California. Cooper's Hawk winemakers carefully preserve the grape's highly aromatic nature, utilizing cool fermentation techniques primarily in stainless steel to protect its delicate floral and stone fruit notes while building a round, textured mouthfeel that defines this classic white variety.
🍾 About the Producer
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants was established in 2005 by entrepreneur Tim McEnery in Orland Park, Illinois, combining an upscale casual dining concept with an artisanal winery and tasting room. Rather than farming single-estate vineyards, the operation functions as a large-scale modern négociant and custom-crush producer, sourcing premium grapes and must primarily from leading American viticultural areas across California, Washington, and Oregon, as well as select international origins. Centralized vinification, blending, and barrel maturation take place at its dedicated Midwestern production facility under Vice President of Winemaking Rob Warren. The portfolio embraces an approachable, crowd-pleasing cellar philosophy focused on clean varietal expression, balanced oak integration, and food-friendly structures. Among its hallmark bottlings are California-sourced expressions such as Unoaked Chardonnay, Lux Chardonnay, Viognier, and the crisp, aromatic Riesling Gewürztraminer blend, alongside a diverse suite of methode-charmat sparkling and dessert offerings.
🍇 Grapes
Viognier
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%