2024 Marius by Michel Chapoutier Viognier, IGP Pays d’Oc, France 🇫🇷

The Moment

Some Viogniers are built around perfume.
Others are built around softness.

The 2024 Marius by Michel Chapoutier Viognier lands in a very appealing middle space — aromatic and generous, but still fresh enough to keep the wine from feeling heavy. A wine with white fruits, especially juicy pear, with blossoms on the nose, and a palate that is suave, gourmand, well-balanced, and persistent. The kind of Pays d’Oc Viognier that works both on its own and at the table. 

What It Feels Like

Think roast chicken, a creamy pasta with herbs, and a white that feels gently floral from the first sip but keeps a clean line all the way through.

What makes this wine work is the balance between fruit and freshness. Viognier can sometimes get broad quickly, but wine is centered on pear, blossoms, freshness, and persistence rather than overt oiliness or weight. More useful than flashy — a bottle with enough generosity to charm people and enough freshness to stay on the table.

In the Glass

Aromatics
Juicy pear, white blossoms, and a softly floral Viognier profile.

Palate
Suave, gourmand, and well-balanced, with ripe white-fruit character and good persistence.

Texture
Round and inviting, but kept fresh rather than heavy. 

Finish
Clean, floral-fruited, and persistent, with freshness carrying through the close. 

Why We Love This Bottle

A Very Useful Viognier Lane
A Viognier that gives you the aromatic charm you want without tipping into heaviness. Pear, blossoms, and freshness is a very good combination for a broadly crowd-pleasing white.

Pays d’Oc Fruit, Chapoutier Polish
The Marius line is positioned by Chapoutier as warm-southern-France wine made for pleasure and sharing, and that framing fits this bottling very well.

Aperitif White That Can Still Handle Food
The official current release suggests serving it at 10–12°C and notes it works for aperitif drinking or a meal among friends, which is exactly the kind of flexibility you want for a bottle like this.

Pair It With

• Roast chicken
• Creamy pasta with herbs
• Pork tenderloin
• Salmon or fattier fish
• Mildly spicy dishes

Technical Notes

Producer: M. Chapoutier
Cuvée: Marius by Michel Chapoutier Viognier
Vintage: 2024
Region: IGP Pays d’Oc, France
Grape: 100% Viognier

Alcohol: 13.5% ABV 

Soils: clay-limestone soils and pebbly terraces.

Winemaking: Must is cold-settled for 24 hours, fermented at 14–18°C, and aged in stainless steel tanks on fine lees. 

Body: Medium
Structure: floral lift · ripe white fruit · fresh finish

Flavor Profile
Juicy Pear · White Blossoms · Ripe White Fruit

Drink Window
Now–2027