2018 Stags' Leap Winery Viognier

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  4/8/2022 - M.M. Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Blind tasting with many friends
  
  C: mixed fast and slow legs, very clear, pretty light golden, lotus white
  S: floral, pear, white wine, dirt, apple, not woody or grassy, more fruit than floral, lychee, oak/butter
  T: sweet, bright, acidic, tart, a little sweet, not too dry, medium-long finish, carmelized beef (?), sharper, sour even, more acidic that would have thought
  R: 4, 3, 4, 3.5, 3.5, 3, 3, 3.5

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  2/19/2022 - SFP Does not like this wine: 88 Points

  High acid wine with the barest hints of tropical fruit. Great for someone looking for a Sauv Blanc, but not what I'm looking for in a Viognier.

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  5/1/2021 - Fat1Wombat wrote:

  Medium straw.
  Opens a little closed. Flinty reduction. Hint of apricot and orange blossom. Fresh nose, chalky whetstone.
  Palate has richness on entry. Bright fruit & texture. Seemless. Mid weight.
  A refreshing example of Viognier. Doesn’t leave you overwhelmed or weary.
  Nice wine.

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  3/7/2021 - Jessie and Max wrote: 87 Points

  Pale gold. On the nose, fresh fruit, ranging from green to stone fruit. I'm not getting much I'd call floral. I do get a bit of butteriness. On the palate, it's quite high acid (more so than I expected for a viognier) and very dry, with a bit of creaminess.
  
  It did pair well with a chickpea, chicken, and apricot tagine.

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  11/8/2020 - CASEBIER KENNETH wrote:

  Reads a little sweet, rather than the nice acid I like.

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