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"A rare good Viognier from the Southern Rhône, the 2019 Domaine Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Blanc de Viognier offers delectable floral and apricot aromas, a medium-bodied, taut feel on the palate and a cool, refreshing finish tinged with citrus zest and silk. Drink it over the next year. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (September 2020), 90 pts

"Lots of classic crushed citrus, pineapple, and tangerine notes emerge from the 2019 Côtes Du Rhône Blanc De Viognier, and it has plenty of Viognier richness and depth yet stays lively and fresh, with a clean, dry finish. This is a classy Viognier I’d happily drink over the coming year or so."
- Jeb Dunnuck (October 2020), 90 pts

"Lightly colored, the 2018 Côtes Du Rhône Le Blanc De Viognier has terrific notes of apricots, white peach, honeyed mint, and white flowers. With medium body, a rounded, sexy Viognier texture, good freshness, and a great finish, it's another terrific wine from this brilliant estate."
- Jeb Dunnuck (August 16th 2019), 90 pts

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"A terrific value, the 2017 Domaine Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Blanc de Viognier displays all of the variety's floral, spicy nuances. Apricot, white pepper and ginger all mingle on the nose, while the medium-bodied palate draws to a long, chalk-laden close. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (August 31st 2018), 90 pts

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"A beautiful wine, the 2017 Côtes du Rhône Blanc de Viognier has classic white peach and honeysuckle aromas and flavors. Elegant, silky, and balanced, it’s another outstanding white from this talented team.

There are few better run estates in the world than that of the Jaume Family’s Domaine Grand Veneur. Located in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and run today by brothers Christophe and Sebastien Jaume, the estate produces a quasi-modern style of Châteauneuf-du-Pape (their Les Origins and Vieilles Vignes) as well as a growing number of negociant based wines from throughout the Southern Rhône. The 2017s whites are terrific across the board, and this vintage has produced charming, pure wines that are already drinking beautifully. The 2016 reds are some of the finest I’ve tasted from this estate."
- Jeb Dunnuck (August 2018, LE MILLÉSIME… The 2016s from the Southern Rhône - Part 1), 90 pts

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"The outstanding 2015 Cotes du Rhone Blanc de Viognier is another killer value. Ample notes of tangerine, crushed rocks, flowers and crisp white peach soar from the glass of this layered, medium-bodied, classy and lengthy white that has both freshness and richness. Drink it over the coming year. - Jeb Dunnuck"

- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue 227, October 28th 2016), 90 pts

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"Relatively restrained for Viognier, with attractive fruit notes of muskmelon, apricot and pineapple, but not much more in the way of complexity. It's medium bodied, with a long, refreshing finish that hints at white pepper. Drink now."
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2017), 89 pts

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"Their straight Viognier, the 2013 Côtes du Rhône Blanc de Viognier shows the variety nicely with its tangerine, lime and citrus aromatics. More fresh and focused than rich and textured, it has medium-bodied depth, integrated acidity and a fruity, delicious style. - Jeb Dunnuck"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue 215, October 2014), 89 pts

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"One of my favorite estates in Châteauneuf du Pape (an area now being brilliantly covered by my colleague Jeb Dunnuck), Domaine Grand Veneur is internationally recognized for their fabulous Châteauneuf du Papes, but they also produce some terrific values. The estate wines are sold under the Grand Veneur label, but they have also started a négociant business under the name Alain Jaume. Those wines have been very promising as well. The 2013 Blanc de Viognier is 100% Viognier bottled six months after the harvest. One of the least-expensive, high-quality Viogniers in the market, it offers up white peach, apricot marmalade, mango and spring flower notes. Medium-bodied and dry, the 2013 is slightly lighter than previous vintages, but will offer tasty drinking over the next several years. - Robert Parker"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (November 2014), 87 pts

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"Another winner, although not as stunning as the 2010 or 2009 were, is their 100% Viognier cuvee, the 2011 Cotes du Rhone "Blanc de Viognier." They do as good a job with Viognier in the south as one can expect, and while this wine is slightly less exotic than its two predecessors were in their respective vintages, it has slightly more wet rock and a steely character. Still, the floral notes are there, along with that tell-tale Viognier give-away, hints of white peach and apricots. It is fresh, medium-bodied, slightly lighter than the 2010 or 2009, as well as less exotic, but very, very good. Drink it over the next year."

Wine Advocate (Issue 201, June 2012), 88 pts BEST BUY

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