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2012 Calera Viognier Mount Harlan
Viognier
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Mount Harlan
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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WindFlyer wrote: flawed
August 16, 2022 - done. almost fully maderised.
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mpsocal Likes this wine: 88 points
April 17, 2016 - Nice wine. There is some pear on the nose with some citrus notes. A very unique Viognier.
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ParisWino Likes this wine: 88 points
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.
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garambler Likes this wine: 91 points
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+
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MichielV wrote: 89 points
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.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Calera
- Varietal Viognier
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Mount Harlan
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 34 (30%)
- Consumed 79 (70%)
Food Pairing
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