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 Vintage2012
TypeWhite
ProducerJanKris (web)
VarietyViognier
Designationn/a
Vineyardn/a
CountryUSA
RegionCalifornia
SubRegionCentral Coast
AppellationPaso Robles

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 Tasted by ChipGreen on 6/19/2019: Still drinking beautifully, long spicy finish (604 views)
 Tasted by ChipGreen on 6/24/2015: Floral nose, stone fruits on the palate with good acidity and minerality. A little white pepper on the finish. Very nice! (1241 views)
 Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 10/13/2014: The wine is pale gold. The nose has something floral that I can't pinpoint. Orange blossom is the best I can come up with. Nose also of citrus/lemon. On to taste. Apricots, tangerine, lemon, and something spicy (ginger maybe). There is some of the viscosity I would expect from a Viognier, but not much. And I'm definitely not getting the "creaminess" I've experienced with other Viognier. There is a good bit of acidity (perhaps too much) and that may be what is fighting with the roundness I was looking for. Finish is all acid and spice, medium to long.

We had it with some St. Andre triple cream cheese and a handful of cashews. It went pretty well with the snack.

Summary: not what I was expecting. I would not consider myself a "Viognier drinker", I've probably had 5 or 6 others. The acid/spice component seemed to overpower the viscosity and typical Viognier mouthfeel I was looking for. We enjoyed the wine, it's just not what I want if I'm looking for Viognier. YMMV. (1329 views)
 Tasted by ChipGreen on 10/11/2014: PnP, chilled. Pale gold color in the glass. Nose of honeysuckle, peach, lemon peel and lanolin. Peach, apricot, citrus zest, golden delicious apple and white pepper on the palate.
Medium bodied, slightly viscous with medium acidity and medium+ finish. With its floral nose and spicy finish, this reminds me somewhat of a Gewurz but the body and mouthfeel are pure Viognier. (1463 views)

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JanKris

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Viognier

Viogner is wrong wine

This is nonsense.

USA

American 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.

California

2021 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 Coast

http://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html

http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/

http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm

Central Coast AVA Wikipedia

Paso Robles

Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance

Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region.

 
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