Sunday, January 25th, 2009
88 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Medium gold core with a lighter rim. Yellow pear aromas followed by a touch of cream and wet slate. There is a hint of sweet on the palate with big pear, apple and peach flavors leading to the medium length finish.
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Tags: 2003, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, Collonge, cream, Domaine, dry, france, fuisse, gold, light, Macon, Macon-Fuisse, medium, peach, pear, slate, sweet, table, white, White wine, yellow
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
89 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 22 Aug 2008
Steely core with a touch of straw yellow. Very fresh aromas of crisp celery, apricot, light flowers and a hint of wet stone. Full bodied on the palate. Rich yet balanced with a good amount of acidity. Apricot and white peach are supported by an undercurrent of minerality, leading to a lingering honey note.
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Tags: 2007, Andrew, apricot, celery, Celilo, Columbia, crisp, Gorge, Gris, honey, mineral, peach, pinot, Ross, stone, USA, Washington, White wine
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
93 / A+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 09 Jul 2008
Medium yellow gold core with a lighter rim. Very fruity with floral aromas. Honeydew, mango and dried white peach are accented by raw honeycomb and wet stones. The wine is very round and full bodied on the palate, but has nice acidity keeping it vibrant. There is a lot of great minerality under rich mandarin and mango flavors, and a long lingering finish.
Viognier (pronounced VEE-own-YAY) is the perfect white for somebody who is sick of Chardonnay. Viognier has the same body and weight of a Chard, but completely different aromas and flavors. This is a very impressive California Viognier, as many other efforts are often over ripe and alcoholic. The Melville is full, ripe and rich, and it covers the alcohol very well. Finding a Viognier outside of France with this much minerality is a rare treat, and at this price, I simply think you cannot beat the 2007 Melville.
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Tags: 2007, barbara, california, Central, Coast, estate, floral, fruity, hills, honeycomb, honeydew, manadrin, mango, melville, mineral, peach, rita, santa, stone, verna, viogner, viognier, white, White wine
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
89 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Jan 2008
Bright lemon yellow color. Apricot and ripe yellow pear aromas are followed by sweet vanilla oak. The front of the palate is dominated by peach, and the oak is much more subdued. Apricot joins the peach with a touch of citrus. Good acidity and medium-bodied with a nice lingering fruit finish and a touch of cream.
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Tags: 2005, alexander, apricot, belle, california, chardonnay, citrus, cream, jean, lemon, peach, pear, saint, sonoma, terre, valley, vanilla, white, yellow
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
93 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 15 Oct 2007
Solid medium yellow color. Very fruity aromas of white peach, apricot and pear complemented by a healthy amount of yeast and toast. Rich and very full on the palate with nice length of fruit. Bold toasty notes accented by lingering caramel.
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Tags: 2002, apricot, blanc, blancs, brut, caramel, champagne, cru, fanniere, france, fruit, grand, peach, pear, sparkling wine, toast, varnier, vintage, white, yeast, yellow
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
90 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 15 Oct 2007
Medium straw yellow. Very sweet jasmine and white flower aromas, with apricot, peach and candied lime. Very toasty on the front of the palate. Candied yellow pears and rich citrus fruit with a dark, almost cassis-like note.
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Tags: 1999, apricot, blanc, blancs, brut, candy, cassis, champagne, citrus, cru, cuvee, flower, france, grand, jasmine, lime, mesnil, peach, pear, peters, pierre, sparkling wine, special, straw, sweet, toast, white, yellow
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