2011 Bellingham Bernard Series Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc Viognier

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 88 points

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  7/18/2021 - rikipedia wrote: 79 Points

  Deep yellow-gold with aromas of wild herbs, orange and kiwi fruit.
  Medium acidity that stays throughout, the fruit is orange, kumquat and mint humbug. A little long in tooth that has seen better days .

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  7/14/2018 - rikipedia wrote: 87 Points

  Mid yellow with green tinges
  Pronounced ripe aromas of orange blossom, honey, quince, mango slices, and dried papaya uplifted with a delicate floral note from the Viognier.
  The entry holds a medium+ acidity, a plump mid-palate with lots of tropical elements saturating the senses: dried mango flesh, grapefruit and fresh herbs. There is some development on the bottle, giving tertiary elements of overripe orange, star anise, and honey—good flavour concentration with complexity, broad palate shape, and filled with fruit. However, the wine seems to develop a more oily honeyed texture as it opens with sweaty orange peel notes. It hasn't that much length and appears to have peaked a few years back, although is still pleasant to drink. Drink up.

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  3/26/2016 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Alc: 14% with a deep jasmine-lemon.
  Some terpene-like aromas on the nose reminiscent of Riesling with white flowers, flint, orange blossom, gunsmoke and tropical that morph into sherbet, hay, papaya, ripe mango and pineapple pieces.
  A rich entry showing plenty of ripe fruit underpinned by a chalky, flinty acidity. A delightful phenolic texture from the Viognier that, as the wine unwraps further, gives a mineral edge with a dry stone texture, yellow fruit skins, juicy and interspersed with honeysuckle.
  The acid is undoubtedly high, possibly too high? Fortunately, honey lozenges sooth the stones, lots of lemon rind/zest all very dry. Medium-bodied the wine oscillates between the sweetness of fruit and t5he dryness and pithiness of acid and texture. Towards the long finish is celery salt and pepper. In this case the sweetness on the back palate seems to work with rock dust finish.

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