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90
/100
Reviews
21
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2011
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90/100
Viognier
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92
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Taster #5278
· Jun 16, 2020
PnP, served slightly cooler than cellar temp. I'd say this is definitely long past its prime, but it was still holding on with some lemony notes and a nice touch of acidity on the palate. Went just fine with some spicy leftover Indian food on a weeknight.
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· Jul 28, 2017
86/100
Post Golf Dinner w/Friends : Stone fruit on the nose and palate, but this particular bottle was on the decline and definitely past prime. Good but not great compared to previous bottles.
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· Jul 12, 2016
89/100
Courtesy of TLV. Still drinking well with tropical fruit and soaring floral aromatics. Seems just a little fat through the finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· Feb 13, 2016
92/100
Amazingly youthful example showing peach blossom, citrus and fresh melon aromas. Tropical fruit on the palate with no signs of decline. Likely the exception rather than the rule.
2011 vintage
Taster #1640
· Aug 28, 2015
87/100
Pretty sure this is headed downward now as i notice the fruit slip sliding away. It does achieve moments of balance with the acidity and oak, but I still preferred the younger, fruity profile. Maybe it will go somewhere interesting with a few more years in the cellar, but I would err on the side of sooner, rather than later. 5+10+15+7= 87
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· Apr 15, 2015
89/100
Deep yellow color. Florals, peach and ripe pear notes. Waxy and viscous, with flavors of quince, pear and honeysuckle. Long finish; nice balance. At peak IMO, but should hold for a short while. Drink now-2017.
2011 vintage
Taster #5081
· Apr 15, 2015
90/100
Opened by Allred with cheese course. A touch less than previous bottles, but I think it may have been served a tad too cold for my tastes. All my previous notes mention that I enjoyed this as it warmed, but it was a bit chilly last night on the deck, and there more of us drinking, thus it never really did get a chance to warm up after opening. Still a beauty.
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Taster #7370
· Mar 7, 2015
91/100
Very crisp, full fruit of peach, nectarine, stone.
2011 vintage
Taster #8370
· Nov 3, 2014
89/100
PnP, 50F. Light yellow slightly reticent nose with floral notes, peach, apricot and mineral. light to medium body and crisp with moderate finish. restrained fruit and mineral on the palate. Enjoyable. More a cross between sauvignon blanc than viognier; a lless full bodied / more acid. Nice alternative white!
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· Jul 20, 2014
91/100
Dinner with M/M vinole (HB Bistro, Chicago) : Bright floral notes with plenty of underlying fruit and acid. Lovely.
2011 vintage
Taster #1640
· Jan 7, 2014
89/100
Notes after about 5 hours open. Light to medium straw color, good shimmer and radiance, light to medium legs. Bouquet of hazelnut, lemon, vanilla bean, marshmallow, of average volume and intensity. Graceful and energetic palate, juiced up with big acidity and some mineral backbone. The light wood treatment makes subtle vanilla and honey notes to go with the lemon drop and lychee that the fruit provides. Not as full throttle as many Central Coast Veeonyays. which on the heat and …
2011 vintage
Taster #5837
· Sep 14, 2013
86/100
PnP - served at 50-55 degrees. Well made, but not as full bodied as I like in Viognier - seemed a bit dilute. The palate was overwhelmed with tartness, lemon and fennel.
2011 vintage
Taster #4632
· Sep 6, 2013
91/100
Enjoyable right away and throughout the night. For a new world viognier, this was restrained and fresh. The nose is outstanding. Lemon, floral and stone notes are well balanced and complex. Would seek out again.
2011 vintage
Taster #3223
· Aug 14, 2013
This is my third bottle; I did not care for it because of the sweet, creamy, forced-malo quality. I have enjoyed the other two so I will chalk this experience up to a mood. I'll stay neutral and try more later.
2011 vintage
Taster #1106
· Aug 12, 2013
91/100
Well-balanced, not overripe as this grape often is. Medium-long finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #5026
· Aug 10, 2013
CT Seattle Offline II (Amaroso Room @ Bellevue Wine Storage) : Lemon, fennel, had this omnipresent flavoring that I couldn't quite put my finger on until I realized it was the aftertaste of cough syrup. Not our favorite of the flight (we ranked 5 out of the 6), and the group seemed to agree as this came in last place.
2011 vintage
Taster #5081
· Jun 15, 2013
92/100
This was opened and poured at cellar temp and never chilled thereafter. The florals really express themselves at the warmer temp. Beautiful.
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· Jun 15, 2013
91/100
Tasted at a party; informal note. Straw color. Notes of pear and florals with a mineral undertone. Terrific fruit and floral notes on the palate.
2011 vintage
Taster #5081
· May 22, 2013
91/100
Another bottle opened at Anvil. Similar note as prior bottle. This has lovely floral notes with crisp acidity.
2011 vintage
Taster #0935
· May 22, 2013
91/100
Pale color with terrific Vognier florals, white fruit and citrus tones. The palate follows the bouquet with bright acidity and a subtle minerally quality on the lengthy finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #8516
· Apr 29, 2013
89/100
Pale gold in color. Pear and citrus on the nose. A touch floral. Flavors of pear, apple, citrus and oak. Nicely balanced. A Viognier that is definitely on the drier side.
2011 vintage
Taster #5081
· Mar 21, 2013
91/100
Opened at Anvil. Incredible floral nose with citrus as well. This would be a buy at twice the price.
2011 vintage
Taster #6631
· Feb 24, 2013
90/100
I thought this was an excellent viognier. My first from Maison Bleue and I will be buying more!
2011 vintage
Taster #4925
· Nov 17, 2012
89/100
Yakima Valley Maiden Voyage Tasting Tour!; 11/14/2012-11/18/2012 (Yakima Valley AVA, Naches Heights, Snipes, Horse Heaven Hills, Red Mountain, Rattlesnake AVAs) : Crushed stone aromatics alongside hay, grass, slate and pear. Sharp apple, slate, pear, saline and passion fruit flavors. Drying, crisp and clean on the slatey finish.
2011 vintage