2011 Calera Viognier Mount Harlan

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  11/5/2016 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Impressive how French this California viognier presents. Youthful and floral without getting into that old-lady perfume thing. Love the '11 vintage for white wines like this.

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  7/10/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 91 Points

  WineFest in Toronto (Mike Grammer); 7/10/2016-7/12/2016 (Mike Grammer's (parents home) in Toronto): After a bunch of Rhone Viognier, I wondered how this would show. Pretty much exactly the same. I was both surprised and not surprised given the winery. A very floral nose, not over blown with some orange peel/oil. It is tight on the palate but with some swirling it open up and shows good complexity. Lots of minerals, and an almost German Riesling Trocken quality. Slight heat on the finish may be the only sign of being from CA. Still, this is outstanding.

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  8/21/2014 - Reblin Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A little sweeter than expected, but very good. Had a definite vanilla note, as well as peach and apricot.

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  3/23/2014 - slippytoad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I liked it the most out of the group. Nice tang to it, unlike a typical chard or even other viogniers.

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  3/9/2014 - slippytoad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Full bodied white but not like a chardonnay. Quite fun, different and a talking point.

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