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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2010 (based on 44 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Uglypinga on 12/11/2015: Absolutely stunning nose. Loads of white flowers. Some almonds. A little underbrush? The palate is ridiculously intense with some marzipan and more white flowers. Lively and delicious. Wow wine. (933 views) | | | Tasted by bobpsi on 11/3/2011 & rated 89 points: P&P. Moderate nose of honey, white flowers and peaches. Medium plus acicdity body of peaches, citrus, and floral notes. Medium finish. (1654 views) | | | Tasted by alphabiotics on 3/9/2010 & rated 89 points: Excellent Viognier. Rich, round,slight honey but lacking the complexity and finesse of the Jaffrus 07 viognier. For my palet the 07 is exceptional but his bottle of 06 is dtill very enjoyable. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by mghomula on 6/16/2009 & rated 85 points: Birthday Week Wine Experience
This is the first bottle in a "bottle a night" series celebrating my 39th Birthday. I used to drink this wine often with dinner back in the early 2000's so I was curious to see if I still enjoyed this Viognier. On the pour it was pale yellow, clear and almost watery. The nose was very nice with peach, melon, pine nuts and lilac. On the palate there was some bright citrus, green apple, peach, florals and touch of honey. It had good balance and a nice acidity but was really rather unremarkable. A medium finish with some more peach and apple. Not very complex or earth shattering and there are better Viogniers out there for the money (Melville Estate Verna's comes to mind right away) but this is a solid summer drinking wine. It is readily available and if you like crisp, fruity whites in the summer this is a no brainer to grab when you see it. 50+4+11+15+5=85pts. (2198 views) | | | Tasted by Atomic Punk on 10/22/2008 & rated 88 points: Drank in desert on day of engagement. It was preceded by McPrice Meyers Viognier... tuff to score after a wine of that caliber. (2285 views) | | | Tasted by fandersson on 6/1/2008 & rated 89 points: Nose is unbelievable with rosted notes and ripe cantelope and banana. Full mouthfeel that does not have as thick viscosity as other US Viogniers. Finishes fresh and long. Good balance. The great nose raises expectations for the taste that has a hard time to live up to the expectations. Don't get me wrong, it is still a very good wine that I will purchase again. Bottle was slightly chrystalized but nothing that flawed the wine. (1478 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2007, IWC Issue #135
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| Jaffurs Producer website
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | BALLARD CANYON AVA
Our Larner Vineyard Syrah is planted in deep, sandy soils over a layer of chalk. Co-fermented with a touch of Viognier and 70% whole-clusters, this wine effortlessly balances elegance and power. Blue and black fruits jump of the glass, and are supported by tar, pepper and graphite. The palate shows more blackberry, green olive and baking spice. Finishes with a long mineral-laden complexity. Expect this wine to develop and gain complexity over the coming decade, and age well into the next.
ViognierViogner is wrong wine
This is nonsense.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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