Russian River Valley, California
15.4 % Alcohol
Tasted 2014-05-11
Bright golden yellow with some green reflexes. Very clean aroma of bananas, pineapples and some vanilla. Banana also on the palate paired with toffee notes. Long finish where the high alcohol is of course present but in a not unpleasant way. Surprisingly young.
Arrowood Vineyards & Winery is a nice winery located at the Sonoma Highway in Glen Ellen. My last visit was in September 2013 and I was really impressed of the wine's quality, especially the white wines. After four years I visited the winery again because Arrowood had a Viognier on the menu - my wife's favourite grape. Indeed she didn't like the Saralee's Vineyard Viognier so much but I bought some bottles for two reasons: First I saw a good potential in the wine and second exactly for this wine the vineyard offered a special price this day.
Today the wine presented itself in a better way than in September last year. We paired it with some wonderful paté we bought the day before in the Alsace area. Great "cross-over" cuisine. Unfortunately it was my last bottle. My feeling is that the wine is absolutely on the top at the moment but it can hold the quality for another four years.