2020 Peay Vineyards Viognier Estate

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  4/1/2024 - ppandian Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Beautiful floral notes, peachy, slightly tart, hardly discernible oak, a hint of spices on the nose and acidic.
  Excellent wine.

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  1/23/2024 - Mwc33 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is really, really good - and, as Peay says, unlike most Viognier you may have had (or at least that I have had). Medium gold but highly translucent in the glass. Aromas of peach, pear, lemongrass, a hint of tropical fruits, some crushed gravel and bread / yeast. On the palate, the first thing you notice is the very crisp acidity, which nevertheless does not unbalance the wine. Lighter-bodied, with oak providing not so much noticeable flavor as just some structure and complexity. A really enjoyable, mid-length finish to boot. Just really enjoyable - unless you’re looking for either a typical California or Australia sun-baked tropical fruit bomb, or the heavy oaking and richness of a Condrieu, neither of which you will find with this bottle.
  
  Not a tremendous pair with a miso-glazed seared salmon, but that was my own faulty pairing work.

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  1/16/2024 - prism wrote: 92 Points

  Followed over a few days. Excellent each day. Fresh, lively, slightly peachy; great with salmon; equally good with mac n'cheese.

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  9/8/2023 - ID Likes this wine:

  Excellent pairing with baked brook trout.

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  7/16/2023 - Chris Likes this wine: 92 Points

  light in color, highly aromatic and more fruit forward

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