We tasted last week six new OjaiVnyd whites at Pig+Fig:
1. OjaiVnyd Vermentino Camp4 Vnyd SBC (13.0%) 2025: Pale yellow color; lightly floral/Verm some saline/Corsican/Sardina-like stony/mineral some complex nose; quite tart rather stony/mineral/Verm rather Corsica-like bit metallic flavor; very long some metallic finish; very Corsican-like Verm but shows more Calif fruit. $154.00/6
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2. OjaiVnyd Aligote Yellow Foxtrot Vnyd SBC (12.5%) 2025: Light yellow color; bit shy/restrained rather stony/mineral bit pear/floral/Aligote fairly fragrant attractive nose; fairly tart/lean/bit metallic/tangy some stony/mineral slightly floral rather lean flavor; med.long stony/mineral finish; a fairly classic bit pinched expression of Aligote but a pleasant light-weight/stony white. $154.00/6
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3. OjaiVnyd Riesling KickOn Ranch SBC (13.0%) 2024: Light gold color; quite fragrant/floral/R/bit mango some mineral/Mosel valve oil bit steely quite lovely nose; very tart/stony/metallic light Mosel valve oil/pungent some R/floral/peach flavor w/ light steely character; long steely bit metallic finish; quite a lovely Germanic/mineral expression of R; will clearly benefit from 4-8 yrs of age and become a quite fragrant Calif R. $154.00/6
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4. OjaiVnyd Viognier BrickBarn Vnyd SBC (14.0%) 2025: Med.gold color; bit more earthy/stony somewhat floral quiet pear/Viog quite pleasant Viog nose; bit softer fairly rich/lush pleasant spicy/Viog/pear some earthy/stony quite pleasant bit quite Viog flavor; a pleasant/attractive expression of Viog. $154.00/6
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5. OjaiVnyd VenturaCnty Estate White (13.0%; 60% Ambulo Blanc/40% Caminante Blanc) 2025: Med.gold color; fairly strong floral/gardenias/carnations/bit SauvBlanc-like light earthy/loamy bit rustic light pencilly/oak fairly fragrant nose; bit soft fairly rich/lush some earthy/rustic not very high-toned light pencilly/oak flavor; reminds a bit of an alpine/Jura Chard more than anything ; a pleasant bit rustic white but not particularly distinctive. $154.00/6
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6. OjaiVnyd Rose SantaBarbaraCnty (12.5%) 2025: Light/pale rose color; somewhat fragrant floral/Grenache slight stony lightly aromatic nose; rather tart bit lean/pinched floral/Grenache light stony quite dry flavor; a rather Bandol-like rose but not the tutti-fruity style of Calif rose; more of a Calif white than rose in style. $154.00/6
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More glickleferk from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Adam Tolmach recently released this 6 pak of Summer drinking whites. At roughly $26/btl, these were quite a good value. We tasted these alongside the new release from TablasCreek. As expected, my preference were the Ojais. The R was my clear favorite, closely followed by the Vermentino.
This Viog was from the BrickBarn Vnyd which is a new one for Adam. His previous Viogs have come from the Roll Ranch. Because it's fairly warm there, the have been richer/lusher more Dolly Parton in character than this Brick Barn.
The Estate White is a blend of two hybrid varieties developed by Dr.Walker at FPS for their resistance to Pierce's Disease, a particularly big problem for Adam at his Estate vnyd there in Oakview and what killed his original Syrah/Zin there planted on their own roots. The Ambulo is mostly CabSauv plus Carignane & Chard, with some Vitis Arizonica and Vitis Rupestris. The Caminante is a cross mostly like the Ambulo, mostly vitis vinifera. These were developed back around 1983 & Adam has one of the few commercial plantings of these grapes in Calif.
Tom