Adelaida The Glenrose Vineyard Viognier (Paso Robles)

Fact sheet

Type

White

Grape

Viognier

Country

United States

Region

Paso Robles · Central Coast

Appellation

Paso Robles

Body

full

Acidity

medium

Sweetness

off-dry

Rated vintages

• 201389 pts

  Inviting aromas of buttered vanilla bean, caramelized apples, honey and yellow cake introduce this single-vineyard wine from one of the region's most reliable producers. This is a great way for Chard lovers to break out into new territory, with flavors of buttered apples and alm…

• 201291 pts

  Treading between sharp citrus and the grape's more oily tendencies, this offers aromas of Lemonhead candy, honeysuckle and browned butter. The smoky flavors lean toward marshmallow and cooked peach, but the amazingly punchy acidity gives a long, vanilla-laced finish.

• 201185 pts

  Marked by sugary orange, apricot, lemon and vanilla flavors, this Viognier is a bit simple on its own. Balanced with crisp acidity, it will pair well with slghtly sweet Asian fare.

• 201086 pts

  This veers toward the sweet side of Viognier, with pineapple, apricot, orange and honeysuckle flavors. The sweetness is balanced by firm acidity.

• 200888 pts

  California Viognier doesn't get any richer than this. Although it's dry, it has high-alcohol glycerine that gives a honeyed sweetness to the flamboyant pineapple, nectarine, peach and lemon cream flavors. Drink this unctuously soft wine as a cocktail by itself with savory appeti…

• 200589 pts

  Adelaida is assembling a good track record with this wine. It's from the cooler western portion of the appellation, so that crisp acidity provides a fine framework for the slightly sweet tropical fruit, wildflower and spice flavors. With its exotic personality, it's best paired…