November 11, 2013 - Deep gold. Tropical fruits, quince, banana cream hit the olfactories. Smooth and mouth-filling body with typical lowish acidity. Very nice with poultry or fish in cream sauce. Not a long-termer. Not meant to be. Enjoy it now.
April 4, 2013 - Good aromatics. I pick up pineapple, honeysuckle and jack fruit. Maybe a little butterscotch.
On the palate, it is a tad hot; but at 14.5%, that is pretty much unavoidable [note, on second glass, I had it a bit more chilled, under 50 degrees, and the heat was much less pronounced than when wine was closer to mid 50s]. The pineapple comes out nicely, along with lychee and some granny smith apple. I don't taste much of the jack fruit from the nose. There is butterscotch or caramel on the finish (but not nearly as present as a Cali chardonnay oak monster) . Toasted hazelnuts too, maybe. Agree with previous posts about some minerality that lingers, which I like.
Quite good, and fun (read: dangerous) to drink. We had an excellent viognier recently in same price range (I think Sobon Estate); and, while this one not quite as balanced, the fact that it was close says a lot about the value.
We did not try with food but I could see scallops being perfect, along with butterfish, halibut, sea bass, etc. Maybe even a juicy pork chop with some sort of apple or mango relish. Yum.
December 23, 2012 - Previous notes hold. Lush and plush and full and of course highly aromatic. Complexity of flavor and lowish acidity make it easy to drink, so be careful. Alcohol is high, but well-integrated.
December 18, 2012 - fleshy fruit, hard mineral character, sumac, tough wine to match with food
December 8, 2012 - Consistent with previous note. A mineral taste as it finished.
December 6, 2012 - Holiday Tasting at Gibby's (Gibby's Wine Den, Geneva IL): Deep yellow color. Notes of peach, toast, mineral and stone with floral overtones. Oily texture with a strong mineral/stone component, wax and tropical fruit. Long finish.
December 3, 2012 - Medium pale gold. Light floral nose. Creamy mouthfeel and full body.
Lychee, banana cream, and white flowers on the palate. Lengthy finish with a touch of heat, but as noted by others not enough to negatively impact the experience. Acidity is customarily low, so drink in the next two years or so. All in all, an excellent wine that should please the white wine crowd and intrigue the red wine set.
November 23, 2012 - Delicate floral nose. Very enjoyable.
August 22, 2012 - med+ Intensity, youthful
Richmond, Melon, poswerdery Viognier nose
Full Body, med+ Acidity, med+ Intensity, med+ Finish
Citrusy Melon, richness from Oak [good],
conc: Touch Hot Finish but does not distract from the wine, good with food which Lifts the wine
August 17, 2012 - Very creamy and buttery for a viognier. Would have thought chard. But surprisingly yummy.