Despite containing only 5% Viognier, this smells a bit floral and apricot-like, and some may take it to task for that, but it does serve to distinguish this silky, easy-drinking wine from Langmeil’s Valley Floor Shiraz. It does have a sensational, glycerol-laden texture, and finishes with lingering spice notes, so there’s more to it than stone fruit and flowers. Drink now–2010.——J.C.(11/1/2007)—— 90