Penfolds

Cellar Reserve Barossa Valley Viognier

9.310 ratings
9.32 pro ratings
Barossa Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
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
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

This is not quite a dessert wine. No botrytis. They haven't taken it to the sweet and sticky level. Although, it is a sweet wine...it's not over the top. Quite nice and refreshing. It's has apricots, all the stone fruits, citrus, marmalade & yellow florals. The fruits don't necessarily have the dry presence. This fits better with lemon poppyseed cake than say creme brulee. I know I wanted a piece of lemon poppyseed cake. Thanks Zoe for all your time and a great visit. See you back at Magill estate.

This is not quite a dessert wine. No botrytis. They haven't taken it to the sweet and sticky level. Although, it is a sweet wine...it's not over the top. Quite nice and refreshing. It's has apricots, all the stone fruits, citrus, marmalade & yellow florals. The fruits don't necessarily have the dry presence. This fits better with lemon poppyseed cake than say creme brulee. I know I wanted a piece of lemon poppyseed cake. Thanks Zoe for all your time and a great visit. See you back at Magill estate.

Apr 4th, 2017
Trevor Miller

Brilliant.

Brilliant.

Feb 18th, 2014
Romain Stamm

Great crispy apricot textures and notes.a great match with a foie gras for christmas

Great crispy apricot textures and notes.a great match with a foie gras for christmas

Dec 2nd, 2016
Kim Stanbro

Small bottle- dessert wine. Great!!!

Small bottle- dessert wine. Great!!!

Jul 31st, 2016
Aaron Mailey

2014 - fantastic. Very close to a dessert wine

2014 - fantastic. Very close to a dessert wine

Jan 12th, 2015
Justin Lock

Not too sweet, perfect with salty cheese.

Not too sweet, perfect with salty cheese.

Dec 4th, 2014
K.k. Ong

Not that overly sweet dessert wine you find on the rack. Pleasant flavors with hints of freshness.

Not that overly sweet dessert wine you find on the rack. Pleasant flavors with hints of freshness.

Oct 31st, 2014
Masahiro Kayama

Masahiro had this 5 years ago

Masahiro had this 5 years ago

May 30th, 2019
Jedidiah Abrams

Jedidiah had this 6 years ago

Jedidiah had this 6 years ago

Mar 5th, 2018
Manish Bajaj

Manish had this 10 years ago

Manish had this 10 years ago

Apr 13th, 2014