The trick to Viognier is to preserve the exotic flavors yet keep the wine dry. This one has the flavors but not the dryness. It offers a flood of ripe tropical fruits, apricots, honeysuckle flowers and vanilla, with the crisp, spicy sweetness of jam.——S.H.(7/1/2009)—— 84

Sweet and smooth, this Viognier has honeyed flavors of peaches, vanilla and wildflowers, offset by a tingle of acidity.——S.H.(12/1/2007)—— 84

The 2004 Viognier Estate reveals some heat from high alcohol, but an elegant, flowery nose, plenty of ripeness, and loads of glycerin. It is not a white for the shy of heart. Drink it over the next year. Tel. (805) 239-1730