Yalumba, The Y Series Viognier, South Australia

Believe it or not, but this wine is still alive. It still has some floral and peachy elements that mark it as Viognier. It is taking on some deeper tones and honeyed elements that indicate complete maturity, and perhaps the start of a downslope, but it's surprisingly tasty for a 12 year old $10 wine.

2005 vintage

Minerally

2010 vintage

A nice simple wine with a good balance of flavors and just the right amount of tannins. Nice citrus and grassy flavors.

2011 vintage

From memory (a few weeks back). Aromatic, full bodied, good acidity but too much oak.

2011 vintage

Bright, fresh, new-world viognier. On the nose I get tree fruits - apricot? green apple? grapefruit? Some spiciness - my wife says cloves. A bit of earthiness, too. A nice big mouthful of wine, with a long, pleasing finish. Good by itself, and it went very nicely with peanut satay chicken.

2011 vintage

Long time fan of this entry level viognier from the winery, no surprise here - golden color,apricots and white peaches, light to medium body, decent finish - a safe buy.

2011 vintage

Moderate nose of apricot, white peach, and honeysuckle. Medium body showing light stone fruits, citrus and floral notes. Medium finish.

2011 vintage

Rich, with some spicy notes. More on the floral side with nice mouth feel and a good finish.

2010 vintage

WSET Level 2 Class 6 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC) : Tasted blind, screw cap. Clear, pale lemon. Nose is clean, pronounced aromas of rich ripe apricot, spice, and orange blossom. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium+ body, with flavours of apricot, ripe citrus, and spice, with a slightly oily texture. Finish is medium to medium+. Good quality, if a bit overpowering.

2011 vintage

85 smooth, fresh, pear flavors

2011 vintage

Best Viognier I have tried but it needs air. Drank over three days. First day was mediocre, second day was decent, third day was outstanding. Needs air so maybe decant. Dry, fruity and some mineral.

2011 vintage

Très satisfaisant à l'apéro. Très bon rapport Q/P.

2011 vintage

Enjoyable. Minerally and touch of apricot.

2010 vintage

Dominante de miel boisé au nez. En bouche, c'est une saveur de melon qui se manifeste dans une texture amincie par rapport au millésime 2008. En harmonie avec une pizza margherita commerciale.

2011 vintage

At Ursula in Helsinki. Some tropical fruit and white flowers on the nose. On the palate almost off-dry, showing tropical fruit, honey, slightly citrus flavors. Low acidity. A little bitter finish. Not very exciting.

2010 vintage

I found it to be a little overly alcoholic and sharp. Prefer a softer flavor profile in a Viognier.

2011 vintage

Decent Viognier in a party pinch. Not much better than the 2009

2010 vintage

Fois

2011 vintage

Floral with dried apricot and lemon cream. It is not spicy but has some heft and leaves with a slight astringency. Cries out for food.

2010 vintage

Very floral aromas and flavors of white stonefruit, citrus, pineapple, green tea, herbs, and spice. Displays an unctuous texture and fine acidity but has a bitter, cyanic peach pit mid-palate which I find unappealing. Closes with a long echinacea finish.

2010 vintage

Heavy mineral flavor, not complex. Okay but not special.

2010 vintage

a bit tart but otherwise nice. multiple flavors: decent balance for the price. crisp & refreshing.

2010 vintage

nice oily fruit again

2011 vintage

A light, lively white for spring, went well with spinach-ricotta ravioli.

2011 vintage

a little overly alcoholic and acidic

2011 vintage

Delicious. Great sharp citrus favors. Pretty strong tannins for a white wine. Lemon, grapefruit.

2011 vintage

Certainement bon, mais sans émotion. Tout de même très bien fait et un excellent RQP.

2011 vintage

NR. Wow, so bretty.

2010 vintage

Oily with some nice sour white fruit

2011 vintage

Sharp, correct Viognier flavors but overly acidic. Really out of balance and unpleasant to drink.

2011 vintage

Decent nose and pretty tasty with melon and pear notes. Lacking some crispness, precision, and acidity, but really quite good and a nice everyday quaffer for $9.

2011 vintage

Creamy pear, lemon, apricot. Juicy, complex finish goes on and on. Favorite vintage of this bottling in a long time.

2010 vintage

Raspberry and white tea

2010 vintage

Nice. Aromas of mineral and spice, not very much floral, but a hint of jasmine. Creamy mouthfeel, nice every day Viognier.

2010 vintage

Mostly Eden and Barossa but also has Wratten Bully as well (sp? on that last one?). Fresh, with some salt. Really salty. Very mineral and strong in type. The rootstock here is from Guigal in 1979. And they started the Viognier program when there was less than 20 hectares in the world. A strong black pepper spice to this which is just darn interesting.

2010 vintage

The Yalumba wines are always an awesome value and this one does not disappoint. Honeyed nose of apricots, wildflowers and apple. Same on the palate with a lip smacking finish.

2010 vintage

Lychees and citric fruits in good balance and aromatic end. Very good!

2011 vintage

At BWC tasting. Very sweet white with high sugar and some heat. Finish very tart as well, balance is off here. My #8

2010 vintage

Boerne Wine Club - Australia (Scenic Loop Cafe) : Beautiful label, but unfortunately the wine had an odd citrus rind sort of flavor. It had the somewhat full mouthfeel of a Viognier (and the alcohol), but couldn't get past the off-putting flavors and hot finish. Not recommended **

2010 vintage

Surprising. Stuffy nose, so hard to pick out aromas - some grapefruit and grass. Peaches and pineapple with nice acidity and minerality in the background. Just a hint of sweetness too. Went well with some spicy Afghan food.

2010 vintage

would buy again

2010 vintage

Need to try again. Only had one glass from the bottle. Struck me as very tart. Different from other Viogniers I've tried. Not sure if that is bad or not.

2010 vintage

Just an off flavor profile that I couldnt warm up to. Had a sort of gewurztraminer-like spicyness that I found off...and I like gewurztraminer. Last glass went in the sink and I RARELY do that.

2010 vintage

Medium greenish yellow, clear. vibrant nose of pineapple, grass and stone fruit. Complex flavor with some tropical fruit, citrus, almond, something sharpish and something funky/organic. Nice medium finish. Good acid. Nicely balanced. Great value. Nice change of pace when yet another chardonnay, sauvignon blank or vouvray sounds oppressive.

2010 vintage

Excellent QPR as ever. When I eat thai, I like to keep the budget down and this wine works perfectly with this kind of food. I'm happy to spend £80 for a wine to go with a steak, but there's foods for which less is more; and there's little need to spend up from this if I'm having something spicy.

2010 vintage

Better than I expected; no notes taken, very good QPR, this is a bigger, riper Viogner that has a somewhat rich mouthfeel, but has firm enough acids, nice nose of white flowers, some honey and citrus, and tropical fruits (pineapple).

2010 vintage

Belle couleur doré clair. Odeur de zeste de lime, de litchi, de vanille et de liqueur à la cream soda. En bouche, belle acidité, c’est minéral, on goute la craie. Par contre, l’acidité prend le dessus et on ne goute plus rien. Finale trop acide.

2010 vintage

light straw a little funk at first followed by alcohol citrus, toast and spice medium-bodied a little flat at first. citrus, peaches a nice dry finish, but lacking in acidity.

2004 vintage

floral perfumy nose, honeydew melon, tropical fruit, honey, apricot, nice crunchy acidity and rounded flavours.

2005 vintage

Tasted a bit dried out to start with, but filled out reasonable well after half an hour, but I'd drink now.

2005 vintage

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