Product Overview
Winemaker's Notes
"A one-of-a-kind refreshing and ephemeral Viognier from the long, luxuriously cool 2023 vintage delivers layers of nuance and vibrant flavors that unfold as the wine breathes – green pear, pineapple, kaffir lime, lemon curd, powdered sugar, white pepper, fresh cut sage, wet stone, and steely minerals. The palate starts off citrus-driven with white flowers woven throughout and gains depth as it fans out across the tongue, always maintaining a bright acid backbone. As the wine breathes, white peach, crisp nectarine, and honeysuckle add dimension to its mesmerizing perfume. If you like the wine more refreshing, drink it young. If you want it to gain richness and weight, cellar age it for 2+ years." -Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
Varietal Composition: 88% Viognier, 12% Roussanne
Appellation: York Mountain AVA
Vineyard: York Mountain Vineyard
Aging: Fermented and aged 6 months sur lie in French oak puncheons and barrels, 20% new
Production: 360 cases
Winemaker: Jordan Fiorentini
94 Points - Wine Advocate
"Blended with 12% Roussanne and aged six months in French oak, the 2023 York Mountain Viognier is an herbal, citrus-driven take on the variety, tamping down its usual floral exuberance and replacing it with elderflower and mountain sage aromas. The palate is svelte and seamless, with brilliant clarity and subtle phenolic richness driving the pure, bright finish. This is a beautiful and singular rendition of the varietal and one of the more compelling white wine bottlings in the region." -ML, 9/19/24
93 Points - Wine Spectator
"This captivating Viognier shuns the overly floral and opulent style, instead offering fragrant notes of pineapple sage, gardenia and lemon curd up front that join a rich and layered core of white peach and Asian pear. A measure of acidity cuts through, lending fresh lemon and mineral details on the long, pure finish. Drink now through 2028. 360 cases made." -AR, 8/31/25
93 Points - Vinous
"The 2023 Viognier opens with an herbal, vegetal note that I find wildly attractive before giving way to hints of kiwi, young mango and wet stone. It's soft-textured, nearly oily in feel, yet quickly balanced by a whiplash of zesty acidity, sour grapefruit and lime, as saline minerals saturate throughout. The 2023 finishes incredibly long and full of tension, leaving a salty tinge to fade slowly." -EG, Jun/2024
