- Subscribe
-
Recent Posts
For Your Pleasure
"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
All over your shoulder
Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
Archives
Category Archives: Viognier
2012 Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier
You have to admire Yalumba’s commitment to making fully varietal Viognier. They’re one of the very few in Australia to pull off the unctuous texture and opulent flavour inherent in the grape without tipping over into the realms of flabbiness. This … Continue reading
2012 Inkwell Blonde on Blonde Viognier
“Well, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat Well, you must tell me, baby How your head feels under somethin’ like that” – Bob Dylan Viognier … Continue reading
2011 Yangarra Estate Viognier
It’s Yangarra Estate winemaker Pete Fraser’s birthday tomorrow, which reminds me that I haven’t written this wine up. I heard a whisper that the winery is considering their relationship with Viognier going into the future, but if this and the 2007 … Continue reading
2012 Yalumba Y Series Viognier
As was the case with the 2011, this cannot be reduced to a bottle of alcoholic apricot jam. It’s full-bodied and plush and it won’t suit everyone but I think it’s a good wine in its own way. Smells of … Continue reading
Vale WWEI: Prepare to Meet Your Maker
Vale interloper Gods listen. Or at least that’s the conclusion I came to at the end of a three-day junket in McLaren Vale earlier in July. To begin with, I kind of muscled my way into the Queensland “Meet Your … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Cabernet et al, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fiano, Grenache, Grenache et al, McLaren Vale, Mourvèdre/Mataró, Mourvèdre/Mataró et al, Other Whites, Roussanne, Sagrantino et al, Sangiovese, Shiraz, Shiraz et al, Vermentino, Viognier, White Blends, Wine Events, Wine Musings
Tagged Articles, Wine Events, Wine Musings, Wine Reviews
6 Comments
2010 Quartz Hill Viognier
Much to like about the 2010 Quartz Hill Viognier. It’s unapologetically varietal without being gloopy and it’s got plenty of character. Ultimately it lacks the length, shape and definition for a higher rating but it’s still a fine effort. A musky … Continue reading
2011 Inkwell Blonde on Blonde Viognier Savignan
“Won’t you take me to Funkytown” – Pseudo Echo “That’s cool…..but can you imagine Doobie in your funk?’ – George Clinton on David Bowie I could have led off with a Bob Dylan quote given the name of the wine … Continue reading
Yalumba Library Tasting Brisbane 2012: A Night at the Museum
I first read about Yalumba’s famed cellar in an article by Campbell Mattinson; “The mystery room, the locked door, and the Yalumba wine library“. An inspirational piece. You’ll need a subscription to read it but the quote which stuck with … Continue reading
2009 d’Arenberg The Last Ditch Viognier
I’ve got a whole bunch of d’Arenberg reviews to get up on site but I’d like to start with this one as it was such a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t expecting so much freshness from a three-year old Viognier. It seems … Continue reading
2011 Mule Viognier
Another Mule of a Viognier…just joking. This is pretty good. It avoids most of the pitfalls of the variety – not too oily, not too flabby, not too watery, not too over the top. Tangerine and white florals, apricot kernels, … Continue reading