Enjoy on its own or with salty shellfish, cheese boards, or Macona almonds. Souleil Vin de Bonté Le Blanc 2020 Convive Wineįounded by longtime friends Marianne Fabre-Lanvin and Thomas Delaude, who grew up surfing and shucking shellfish in the sunny south of France together, Souleil embodies the style of wine that the two love to drink: fresh and food-friendly, yet easy to enjoy during at-home happy hours on its own.īright and refreshing, Le Blanc jumps with flavors of pineapple, tropical fruits, and orange blossom, marked by a long, saline-driven finish. If this sounds up your alley, then Anne Pichon’s expression is a great place to start. They’re full-bodied, flavor-packed, and have some serious punch. Viognier-based wines aren’t for the faint of heart. The Pichons vinify this wine entirely in steel (no oak), so as to preserve the wine’s juicy flavors and natural acidity.
Today, Anne and her sister-in-law, Véronique, farm 15 hectares of vines all organically, with a focus on producing ripe, fruit-forward wines that speak to the place from which they come.Ĭlassic to Viognier, this wine is all things stone fruit, canned peaches, and apricot, with hints of honeysuckle, tangerine, and white flower blossoms.
Anne Pichon Sauvage Viognier 2021 Kingston Wine Co.Īnne Pichon and her late husband Marc Pichon moved to the southern base of Mont Ventoux during the late 1990s. Select a few, or even better, build a case and try ‘em all.ġ0. Read on to read our ranking of 10 of the best French white wines to be found under the $20 price point. To find this information, simply do a quick check on the producer’s (or their importer’s) website to see what’s going on. When seeking out affordable bottles, we recommend sticking with those produced from responsibly-farmed fruit (organic, biodynamic, or sustainable) to start. In fact, most of it is made pretty poorly. As always, we’ll reinforce that not all budget-friendly wine is created equal. Today, we’re focusing on the former - or at least skewing much more in that direction - with wines under $20. French wine - whether red, white, or sparkling - can also be found at basically every price point, from bottom-of-the-barrel jug wine all the way up to coveted auction house gems that garner the highest profits in the world. From crisp, high-acid Sauvignon Blanc to age-worthy White Burgundy, France’s white wine production spans a plethora of grape varieties and styles. Like peanut butter and jelly, France and white wine were simply made for each other.
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