August 16, 2022 - done. almost fully maderised.
April 17, 2016 - Nice wine. There is some pear on the nose with some citrus notes. A very unique Viognier.
October 2, 2015 - I probably had around a dozen bottles of Calera Viognier back when vintages '93 - '96 were fresh releases, but not so many since then. Those older bottlings had a lush, rich forwardness to them that was hard to resist, like biting into a super-ripe juicy peach. This iteration is notably more restrained. The dominant element on the nose is chalk dust, and on the palate a certain fruity tanginess, like a Sweet Tart that puts the Tart before Sweet. There are still notes of white peaches and (less ripe) apricots, but also vibrant acidity. Blind I might peg it as a godello. All in all it's not an unappealing style of viognier but it's not quite what I was expecting based on memories of yore.
July 11, 2015 - I served this at my 7/11/15 Low Country Boil. It had a rich, fragrant bouquet of pear, apple, apricot, mint and mineral aromas. The palate was rich and layered with flavors of green apple, pear, melon, apricot and minerals. 90+
June 9, 2015 - w asian spiced white fish. This worked very well. The wine was a bit unsettled and different than the bottle we had a few weeks ago. Overall very solid, great viognier flavors of spice and flowers. Probably should have served colder or could have used a decant.
May 26, 2015 - aperitive wine. Needs food but it is very pure elegant and tasty viognier if you want something different. This would be very good cold served with bbq. It will stand up. Excellent!
August 18, 2014 - Crisp but with some weight. Ripe peach, stone fruit notes. Good finish and acidity.
July 16, 2014 - Apricots and peaches on the nose. Medium acidity and good finish.
May 30, 2014 - Incredibly assertive. Not a casual sipper. Demands attention with its shifting range of aromas and flavors. Super-clean texture.