Last week I got together with some friends to watch the hit-movie Sideways on HBO. We decided to enjoy our time with a glass of the Yalumba Y-Series Viognier, the 2021 vintage. I had heard that Viognier was a very floral white wine, and I was intrigued by what this might mean. It was a bit costly, about $17 at Vintage Cellar, and had an ABV of 13.5%. As a varietal wine, it is made from the Viognier grape. This particular bottle hails from South Australia.
From a review I found on wine.com, this wine has aromas of orange blossom with ginger, honeysuckle, and other floral notes. It is supposedly straw in color with green hues, elevating its flower forward nature. It is described as light and fresh, with apricot, fennel, white tea, and dried fig flavors.
We threw this bottle in the freezer for a bit to get a nice chill on it. It was a pale yellow in the glass that looked light green in a certain light. The aroma of this wine was off-putting to me: It had a strong, rough vegetable scent that I was not prepared for. In all honesty, it smelled like piss after eating asparagus. Not pee, piss, there's a difference. The taste was only a little better. It had a medium body that was kind of thick, which I found surprising. It tasted slightly herbal, with notes of bell pepper, tomato leaf, and very light honeysuckle. It did leave a grassy aftertaste however. The sweetness of the wine did help, it was what I would consider off-dry.
From Wine Folly page 186, Viogniers are described as rich oily white wines. Common flavors of this varietal include tangerine, peach, mango, honeysuckle, and rose. There was no fruit characteristic to this particular brand that we could detect. Perhaps it would pair well with an Asian dish, but it was pretty rough on its own. For the price, I definitely would not buy again.
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