Simon Weston

9.0

Solid vintage, inky purple color, blackberry, leather & pepper on the nose and dark fruits and leather to taste. Delicious! — 4 years ago

Adam Baker

8.9

Drank with onion and pepper brats and peach, tomato, and corn salad at Grand Lake cousin’s camp (2021). Light mouthfeel, hint of pepper and spice, but the spice might be the peppers. Raspberry, strawberry, and mild blueberries. Lighter than my style but good with the brats and good fruit. — 5 years ago

with Brud and Chris

C. Cole

9.1

Stone fruits and silky mouth feel. Lighter than many Talleys, but delicious nevertheless.. — 6 years ago

Jon Robinson

9.5

Wow has this aged nicely. The fruits is settling down and the terror is really coming thru. The depth and complexity are quite beautiful. As to the 15%+ alcohol it is not noted on the nose or palate. Surprisingly no heat at all.
Delicious — 6 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Clear straw color. Aromas of mango, passion fruit and citrus. Crisp citrus and tropical fruit finish. In a 1978 Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival glass. — 6 years ago

Lori K

9.4

Creamy, buttery, great with cheese. Low acid... — 8 years ago

Ashwin Muthiah

9.3

Beautiful fruit on the nose. Medium bodied with bright acidity. Notes of vanilla on the finish. — 8 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.2

Really impressed with this wine. This area of California’s landscape and proximity to the Pacific mimics that of Albariño’s home, Rias Biaxas. Salty, tropical, and mineral with good weight and balance. — 5 years ago

Lynn Derbyshire

9.0

Excellent!! Full mouth feel, with a little kick at the back of the throat. At Rockfish w D&S for C’s 70th. — 5 years ago

Ben Bartolomei

9.0

Dust, chalk, light pepper, deep red fruit, very soft. — 5 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Perfect hue for the Golden state. Nose is honey, cucumber and something funky. Maybe ‘pool toy’? Flavors are luscious. Streaks of acid and bitterness pair perfectly with the melon, apricots, yellow plums and honeysuckle. Pretty round in the mouth. It’s a fragrant and tasty CA Viognier. Hasn’t lost any freshness 5 years on. And it’s SIP Certified Sustainable to boot. — 6 years ago

Jessica Swain

9.0

Delicious. Nice finish — 6 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.4

While fairly developed this showed a very complex and unique nose.
I don’t think it is for everyone but hit high with me. — 7 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.2

Preferred the 12 over this 13, pretty closed down now. Hopefully its a day 2 wine
Parker/lisa 97+ — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

10

Had this last weekend. Absolutely stunning - probably in my Top 10 ever. — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Jim McCusker

9.5

The baseline for Pandora is awesome, so we proceed from there. Wasn’t blown away by this vintage, but I suspect it’s just too young. Give it a couple of more years (or a multihour decant) and I’m sure it will start to sing. — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Sam Lee

9.0

Pairings suggestion :
Scallion green onion ginger steamed whole fish pollock 🐟
Summer all time fave 🎍
When give it a swirl, the melon tangerine and lime zest apricot sweety come out beautifully makes the food pairings again beautiful and done well, enhance the meal and environment colorful 🌈 — 6 years ago

Paco Suro

8.9

Still got it. — 6 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.1

2014 vintage. Bright red and blue fruits with a stout structure and a really nice finish. Needs. A good decant or another year or two to smooth out. Really nice though. — 7 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

I categorically love Viognier but know almost nothing about it. Nothing to report here other than a mild decant and warming up to ~65F made this really enjoyable with flank steak and mushroom polenta. Yay Alban! — 8 years ago