We tried Wed night w/ coconut macaroons:
1. OjaiVnyd Viognier RollRanch/Calif Dessert (4 brls; 10.0%) 2004: Deep vivid almost neon orange color; very intense orange/mango/honeyed almost Muscat des Beaumes de Vinise beautiful passito nose w/ no raisened/pruney character at all; quite sweet fairly tart very intense honeyyed/nectar/orange/mango strong passito spicy beautiful flavor; very long/lingering intense honeyed/mango/orange/essence somewhat tart quite sweet finish that goes on & on; much like a great Passito de Pantelleria w/o the muscatty character; shows no Viog character nor secondary development; a beautiful dessert wine.
$28.00/hlf
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Given this came from RollRanch in Ojai, I would guess there was no botrytis present, just very late harvest Viognier. This is the kind of wine they should be making all over Calif. I notice Jaffurs has a new dessert Viognier on their futures offering. Not yet tried it.
Tom