Susan & I tried this Sat night:
1. BodegaRancho Viognier SantaLuciaHigghlands (13.4%; www.BodegaRancho.com) 2010: Light gold color; very fragrant pear/Viog slight herbal/musky quite attractive non-DP nose; rather tart spicy/pear/Viog/citrusy light spicy/nutmeg slight herbal flavor; med.long bright/zippy pear/Viog/spicy/nutmeg light herbal very attractive finish; needs some more time in bottle; a lean/taut/zippy/bright very non-DollyParton Viognier. Fairly priced at $30.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. BodegaRancho is the Rhone label for what used to be the LaBoheme label; which is now devoted to their Pinots. Their wines are sourced from cold-climate areas of Calif, mostly the extreme SonomaCoast. This was from their Spring release which included three Syrahs: QueSyrahVnyd, VivioVnyd, TheriotVnyd. Principals behind this wine are Derek & Kurt Beitler.
This was their first effort w/ Viognier. Those from the SantaLuciaHighlands tend to be pretty ripe and DollyParton in style. This one is more a JuliaRoberts. Thought it a very nicely done effort.
They will have their Chard/Pinot release for LaBoheme any day. Tasted them at Enoteca/Margaux several weeks ago and also liked them quite a bit.
Tom