Qupe 2004 Viognier

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Santa Ynez Valley, Ibarra-Young vineyard.
less than 200 cases produced.

$29 normally, found on sale for $12! Bought both of 'em.

The nose is slightly disappointing for good viognier, really oretty-- floral, peachy and musky-- just a bit lighter than usual. I think it's a wee touch older than it should be, but that's ok. It was over half off!

Light peachey-lemony-custard flavors on the front with more minerality than I expected. Silky and fairly full-bodied. When the mouthful of wine was half-way down my throat the wine turned around into orange blossom, something remisiscent of what a sugarless marshmallow would taste like, and a bigger burst of ripe peach. And as long of a finish as I can remember from a dry white. Really tasty.

The '05 is supposed to be even better, so maybe it's on the way with this one marked down?