My Peay order arrived last week. Just had to try:
1. PeayVnyds SonomaCoast Estate Viognier (14.4%) 2006: Pale gold color; rather fragrant/melony/pear/Viognier some minerally/chalky elegant/restrained aromatic/floral nose; tart somewhat floral/aromatic/very pear/Viognier quite minerally/citrusy/melony/juicy elegant flavor; very long some minerally perfumed/pear/Viognier light floral/carnations finish; lots of floral/pear/ripe character but good/zippy acidity; very expressive of terroir; lovely restrained Viognier. $35.00
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2. PeayVnyds SonomaCoast Estate Roussanne(65%)/Marsanne(35%) (14.1%) 2006: Pale gold color; tight minerally/stoney rather appley/Marsanne slight floral/honeysuckle/Roussanne light toasty/oak nose; tart/lean/austere appley/melony/Marsanne somewhat minerally/stoney/earthy very light floral/honeysuckle flavor; long very minerally/stoney tight/wiry slight spicy/nutmeg some melony/appley finish; a tight/wiry white that badly needs age; speaks mostly of the Marsanne. $40.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Do not...repeat...not open these wines for another 6 months to a year. They are both tighter than a drum and badly need some age.
The Viognier is more approachable but it far/far removed from the usual Calif DollyParton Viognier. It's a very elegant/restrained Viognier that I am confident will be much better & even more perfumed down the road. It's not the same minerality you get in Condrieu..maybe it's just the Annapolis minerality..but..whatever it is, it's a very terroir-driven wine. Absolutely lovely Viognier.
The Roussanne/Marsanne blend speaks far more of the Marsanne w/ its appley character and doesn't show much of that Roussanne/floral character. It's a pretty underwhelming wine right now but I'm certain it's going to be a killer wine down the road...but clueless as to how many yrs.
Both of these wines have a bright/zippy acidity and need to be served at cool room temperature (low 60'sF) to show their best. Sometimes...you gotta have some patience.
Tom