Community Tasting Notes 16

• Parnelli wrote: 84 points

  April 5, 2015 - Sorry ... not to my liking. I like my dessert wines sweeter and with a little more acidity. It just tasted ... slightly off ... earthy ... funky. Not my kind of late harvest wine.

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• golfwine wrote: 87 points

  December 13, 2014 - Although this went perfectly (more so than the '09 Ch. Doisy Vedrines) with the Manchego cheese cakes the wife conjured up for dessert, I am still puzzled by the quirky funk in this wine's palate profile. It's an unidentifiably earthy-herbaciuousness - nearing gaminess...which is what complimented the savory component of the dessert. Although it can be argued to have its place, I don't enjoy it enough to recommend it.

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• jfarley3 Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 29, 2014 - Unique among American dessert wines, this is not pure sweetness. This is a good thing. Has some bitterness to match the sweet. Gets sweeter towards the back with a pleasant finish. Notes of caramel, burnt oak, lemon zest.

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• klezman wrote:

  October 5, 2014 - Floral and slightly oily, as one might expect from a viognier. Moderately sweet and well balanced. Nice value.

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• rougeamore wrote: 92 points

  August 13, 2014 - - Light gold color - Apricots on the nose. Lychee and creme brulee on the tongue. Not overly-sweet. Bright acidity. Very nice and drinkable. Great value at the price point.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Novy Family Wines
• Varietal Viognier
• Designation Oley Late Harvest
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley
• UPC Code 877591002696

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• In Cellars 88 (50%)
• Consumed 88 (50%)

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