Quirky wine, but it's got gravitas too. They wanted to make something like an orange wine but didn't have the grapes for it. So this is the inverse of Cote-Rotie, mostly viognier with a bit of syrah for skin tannins and color. The result isn't quite orange wine and definitely isn't rose (the physical color is sort of a deep orange/amber). The "shape tasting" diagram on the label is more of a fun game than a science but it does seem to capture pretty accurately how the white-grape flavors show up on the entry (though obviously in a deeper tone than, say, the straight vioginier) but then the red berry flavors take over and turn the complexion even deeper.
Quirky wine, but it's got gravitas too. They wanted to make something like an orange wine but didn't have the grapes for it. So this is the inverse of Cote-Rotie, mostly viognier with a bit of syrah for skin tannins and color. The result isn't quite orange wine and definitely isn't rose (the physical color is sort of a deep orange/amber). The "shape tasting" diagram on the label is more of a fun game than a science but it does seem to capture pretty accurately how the white-grape flavors show up on the entry (though obviously in a deeper tone than, say, the straight vioginier) but then the red berry flavors take over and turn the complexion even deeper.
Jul 1st, 2015
Best chilled, nose was off, but flavor was very rose
Best chilled, nose was off, but flavor was very rose
Mar 18th, 2015
Hmm definitely more Viognier characteristics, nice body/mouthfeel, could have better finish
Hmm definitely more Viognier characteristics, nice body/mouthfeel, could have better finish
Nov 5th, 2014
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
