2008 Peay Vineyards Estate Viognier, Sonoma Coast

Tanzer, 91 points
Pale greenish-yellow. White peach, pear and melon on the nose, with a livelier lime quality adding vivacity. Juicy, palate-coating orchard fruit and melon flavors are attractively open-knit, picking up spice and floral notes with air. This is already very easy to drink. The focused finish is sappy, pliant and nicely persistent.
Source: International Wine Cellar

2007 Peay Vineyards Estate Viognier, Sonoma Coast

Tanzer, 93 points
Light yellow. A complex bouquet displays peach pit, pear, honeysuckle and lemongrass. Avoids the candied, overtly exotic qualities of many New World viogniers, offering spicy citrus and orchard fruit flavors and a delicate honeyed quality. The tangy citrus element comes on strong on the long, impressively pure and spicy finish. This offers the clarity of a top Condrieu.
Source: International Wine Cellar

Vinography, score around 9.5
Pale yellow in the glass, this wine has a stunning nose of mineral, peach, and lemon curd aromas. In the mouth it is equally arresting, with flavors of lemon curd, jackfruit that are electric in their zingy crispness. This is Viognier done right, without the oily heavy quality that mars so many interpretations of the grape in California. Perfect acidity, amazing balance, and a fantastic finish make you want to drink this all day long.