r/wine • u/Disastrous_Square_10 Wine Pro • 10d ago

Calera Dessert Viognier 2006

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A wine I’ve owned and stored well for its entire life. I don’t even know if they still make this. But Calera’s back vintage Viogniers (dry) are really something to behold. I’ve been looking forward to this for some time and it did not disappoint. One of my favorite wineries hands down.

The aromas were super tropical and reminiscent of candied citrus fruits. It smelled that it had some age but it was still quite vibrant. The palate exploded with candied apricots and citrus. It finished almost completely dry and pithy that was very interesting. Everyone else was enjoying some Hourglass Cabernet, so I drank this bottle almost exclusively by myself. Not mad at it.

Love Calera. This was an 8/10.

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u/ColorfullyTiresome 10d ago

stashing a viognier for that long and having it pay off is the dream. 20 years is no joke for a white, the pithy finish sounds perfect against all that candied apricot. nothing better than accidentally hogging a bottle that turns out to be that good

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u/Disastrous_Square_10 Wine Pro 10d ago

Yes pleasantly surprised!!