TN: Cedarville {Viognier} '16.....(short/boring)

TomHill · December 15, 2017, 4:50pm

After trying the Cedarville {Viognier} '15:

Tom:

Getting ready to place my Cedarville order, thought I’d give last yr’s {Viognier} a try:

CedarvilleVnyd {Viognier} Estate/ElDorado (14.3%; www.CedarvilleVineyard.com) Fairplay 2015: Med.yellow color; very fragrant pear/Viog/peach slight earthy bit floral/carnations fairly spicy/nutmeg quite attractive nose; fairly tart bright/Viog/pear/ripe peach/floral/spicy light earthy/chalky quite attractive flavor; lightly tart quite long elegant/restrained ripe/pear/Viog/peach/spicy slight earthy finish; an elegant/bright/lithe expression of Viog well far away from DollyParton territory; reminds a lot of TablasCreek Viog, some of EdmundsStJohn Viog, some of CollinesRodannies Viog; a lovely elegant expression of Calif Viog at a great price. $21.00

A wee BloodyPulpit:

I have, of course, followed Jonathan&Susan’s Cedarville from the very start, when they first showed their wines at HdR many a year ago. The early Viogniers could sometimes be a bit on the fat/porky/overripe side, but I think they’ve pretty well got it dialed in these days.
Tom

, I shared the '16 version last night:

CedarvilleVnyd {Viognier} Estate/ElDorado (14.2%; www.CedarvilleVineyard.com) Fairplay 2016: Light yellow color; very perfumed pear/Viog light spicy slight chalky very attractive nose; lightly tart elegant/restrained but plenty of flavor bright/pear/Viog light floral/carnations flavor; very long bright/Viog/pear light floral/carnations bit spicy/chalky finish; an altogether pretty/lovely restrained expression of Viog that thumbs its nose at all the DollyParton Viogs out there strutting about in their floozy dresses.

A wee BloodyPulpit:

Very much in the style of the '15, though seems a bit tight and wound up right now.
Tom

Drew_Goin · December 16, 2017, 6:13am

Thanks for the update, Tom!!!