2007 Leelanau Cellars Vignoles

The last of the bottles I brought back from Michigan last summer. Vignoles is an obscure grape used for blending in France, but a couple of wineries in Michigan make it as a varietal. L. Mawby even makes it into a sparkler. Anyway, Leelanau Cellars' Vignoles -- very fruity on the nose, melon, maybe a little cucumber. Some sweetness. On the palate, just a touch off-dry, rich and viscous for a white, with excellent acid. Definitely a food wine. I paired it with some pasta with an asparagus and ricotta sauce, and it worked well, the richness of the ricotta offsetting the wine. But it would stand up to something significantly more garlicky as well.