Again, a great Super Tuscan that pairs wonderfully with anything with Italian red sauce. This vintage probably has a couple really superb years ahead of it. Bit young so give it lots of air.
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The floral nature (it is not sweet, it is the nature of the grape!) dominates Would be a better wine if it had more acidity; it was light on that Varietally correct otherwise Probably best as a quaffer, but enjoyable however you choose
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Bought at Lithia Springs Hot Springs & Wine Garden in Ashland, Oregon. The label description nails it: “…white peach and melon structured with firm acidity….” Very nice. Love trying domestic Viognier and this is worthy.
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6/18/2015 3:47:00 PM - Thanks for the message -- San Antonio has indeed upped its wine game significantly since I got here in 2007. The restaurant scene however, has outpaced it immensely. There are tons of new, independently owned eateries, and a one of the country's 3 CIAs. What I haven't been impressed with is anyone really connecting the dots. There are as many cocktail pairing dinners (check out http://www.sanantoniococktailconference.com) as wine (SA loves its cocktails :). Few restaurants (other than various chain steakhouses) seem to boast impressive or smartly curated wine lists in my experience. But there is tons of urban development, and interesting, well sourced food of nearly every variety.
Again, thanks for the note and I hope you come to visit soon. If you do, send me a message for the best places to buy/sample. Kind regards :)
3/5/2015 9:13:00 PM - Highly recommend all the premium Puech bottlings btw - each a similar quality but different grape/blend. For me the basic wine is normally 88-91pts but the premium cuvées are 94-97pts.... Downside is that they are also 3x more expensive (though still good QPR in the scheme of things...)
2018 Uccelliera Rapace Toscana IGT
4/23/2024 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 90 Points
Again, a great Super Tuscan that pairs wonderfully with anything with Italian red sauce.
This vintage probably has a couple really superb years ahead of it. Bit young so give it lots of air.
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2020 Terre Rouge Viognier fiddletown
4/22/2024 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 89 Points
The floral nature (it is not sweet, it is the nature of the grape!) dominates
Would be a better wine if it had more acidity; it was light on that
Varietally correct otherwise
Probably best as a quaffer, but enjoyable however you choose
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2021 Quady North Viognier Ox Block Mae's Vineyard
4/15/2024 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bought at Lithia Springs Hot Springs & Wine Garden in Ashland, Oregon. The label description nails it: “…white peach and melon structured with firm acidity….”
Very nice. Love trying domestic Viognier and this is worthy.
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