The 2008 Hand-Picked Botrytis Viognier has an enticing bouquet of acacia, peach, apricot, and orange peel. Medium-sweet (125g/L RS) and well-balanced, this is an exceptional value in sweet wine. Drink it over the next few years. Yalumba has devoted considerable effort to bringing out the best in Viognier.Importer: Negociants USA, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 359-0993

Gold in color, with an ebullient nose of spiced melon and sweet flavors of candied pineapple tinged with white pepper and grapefruit. At 12.5% alcohol and 117 g/L residual sugar, it’s rich and sweet without being over the top. Drink now.——J.C.(9/1/2010)—— 90