Cedarville Vineyard

Viognier

9.019 ratings
8.63 pro ratings
El Dorado County, Sierra Foothills, California, USA
Viognier
Turkey, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Pork, Nuts & Seeds, Hard Cheese, Soft Cheese, Shellfish, Quinoa, Mushrooms, Chili & Hot Spicy, Fish, Herbs, Asian Cuisine, Veal, Potato, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Hank Beckmeyer

Owner/Winemaker La Clarine Farms

8.8

Very slight reduction gives this wine a very French character. Perfect with paella.

Very slight reduction gives this wine a very French character. Perfect with paella.

Sep 22nd, 2013
Tom Riley

I’m finicky when it comes to this variety so I tend to shy away from it. Well, after a few minutes with this nice offering from Cedarville I might be more trusting. At $20 it’s not designed to wow, but it’s clean and refreshing and a pleasure to drink. Good acid and texture bring you back for more. Its 14.3% abv isn’t hot on the finish but a glass or two will certainly warm you up.

I’m finicky when it comes to this variety so I tend to shy away from it. Well, after a few minutes with this nice offering from Cedarville I might be more trusting. At $20 it’s not designed to wow, but it’s clean and refreshing and a pleasure to drink. Good acid and texture bring you back for more. Its 14.3% abv isn’t hot on the finish but a glass or two will certainly warm you up.

Mar 14th, 2018
Doug Powers

A bit reduced initially, some SO2 aromatically, medium-bodied, closed and not as mineral as the 2017, needs aeration.

A bit reduced initially, some SO2 aromatically, medium-bodied, closed and not as mineral as the 2017, needs aeration.

Jun 26th, 2020
Doug Powers

Dedicated to our dear, dear friend, Susan Marks, who we miss dearly — RIP. We have been purchasing this lovely, mineral-infused Viognier since the early 2000s from Susan and Jonathan, my favorite California Viognier year in and year out, crisp, clean, showing some lovely stone fruit notes this vintage, just wonderful as always.

Dedicated to our dear, dear friend, Susan Marks, who we miss dearly — RIP. We have been purchasing this lovely, mineral-infused Viognier since the early 2000s from Susan and Jonathan, my favorite California Viognier year in and year out, crisp, clean, showing some lovely stone fruit notes this vintage, just wonderful as always.

Jun 26th, 2020
Doug Powers

Great minerality in this vintage, great balance, solid acid, nice purity, lovely Viognier!!

Great minerality in this vintage, great balance, solid acid, nice purity, lovely Viognier!!

Dec 29th, 2017
Doug Powers

Pretty floral aromas up front, similar flavors, some mineral notes into finish, should round out and become richer as it ages, very nice!!

Pretty floral aromas up front, similar flavors, some mineral notes into finish, should round out and become richer as it ages, very nice!!

Jan 2nd, 2017
Doug Powers

Beautiful stone fruits and mineral notes and flavors, this is always so, so good, complex w/o heaviness, long finish, excellent!! My fave CA Viognier, year-in, year-out!!

Beautiful stone fruits and mineral notes and flavors, this is always so, so good, complex w/o heaviness, long finish, excellent!! My fave CA Viognier, year-in, year-out!!

Jan 2nd, 2017
Sarah Mason Pittenger

Partner/Winemaker Gros Ventre Cellars

Love Jonathan and Susan

Love Jonathan and Susan

Nov 7th, 2013
Doug Powers

Year in, year out, I buy and love Susan and Jonathan's lovely Viognier, balanced, aromatic, and always lots of minerality.

Year in, year out, I buy and love Susan and Jonathan's lovely Viognier, balanced, aromatic, and always lots of minerality.

Jul 11th, 2015
Janice Wiener

A little oakey, but also crisp.

A little oakey, but also crisp.

Jan 1st, 2015