Stillwater Creek Vineyard Viognier
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Thai green curry, pan-seared scallops, roasted pork loin with apricot glaze
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the prestigious Stillwater Creek Vineyard, situated on the steep, south-facing slopes of the Frenchman Hills in Washington's Royal Slope AVA, this Viognier is a beautiful expression of one of the state's most celebrated white wine sites. Planted on fractured basalt and fine sandy loam soils, the vineyard benefits from cooler temperatures relative to the rest of the Columbia Valley, allowing the Viognier grapes to ripen slowly and retain their crucial natural acidity. JM Cellars meticulously crafts this wine to highlight the grape's classic, seductive aromatics. By utilizing a combination of stainless steel and neutral French oak for fermentation and aging, they preserve the delicate, exotic perfume of white peach, honeysuckle, and citrus blossom, while imparting a rich, textured mouthfeel that defines the winery's elegant, balanced style.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1998 by John and Peggy Bigelow, JM Cellars is a benchmark family-owned artisanal winery centered at Bramble Bump, a wooded sanctuary in Woodinville, Washington. Initially mentored by prominent Washington vintners Mike Januik and Charlie Hoppes, the Bigelows evolved from basement garagistes into leading producers of small-lot, site-expressive Pacific Northwest wines. While production operations are based in Woodinville and Maltby, estate fruit originates from Margaret's Vineyard—a certified sustainable and Salmon-Safe site perched within Walla Walla's acclaimed SeVein development. Complementing their estate plantings, JM Cellars selectively sources from venerated Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley, and Red Mountain vineyards, including Boushey, Stillwater Creek, and Quintessence. Winemaking under John and his son Tommy emphasizes precision and texture, utilizing small-batch fermentations in stainless steel, concrete eggs, and French oak barrels. Benchmark cuvées include their signature Tre Fanciulli red blend, Margaret's Vineyard Bordeaux varietals, and vineyard-designated Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay, consistently distinguished by vibrant fruit purity and structured finesse.
🍇 Grapes
Viognier