If you’re new to reading me I try and do these one-bottle-posts because I firmly believe that the time it takes to review a wine in no way compares to the time a winemaker takes in making said wine.  That seemingly obvious statement is my way of paying due respects to any and all winemakers.  I drink the stuff, I don’t want to make it, and I thank Bacchus that they put their hearts into the work.  Now, onto paying my respects to Chris and Patty Connolly, the winemakers behind the cute Les Deux Chats label.

Les Deux Chats (Also can be found online under The Two Cats)

Ripken Vineyard

2010 Viognier

Unfiltered

Lodi, California

15.4 Percent alcohol

Appearance

This is just for observation sake, held over a white sheet of paper (the photo has a manila folder in the background) the unfiltered wine was not cloudy, but clear with some diamond sparkles, the color was the palest shade of lemon.

Nose

Pear, pink grapefruit, juicy peach, sweet Hawaiian pineapple and a little bit of elderflower thrown in.

Palate

Ripe pear, apple pie, lemon, apricot, sweet cream, tanginess/acidity softens immediately – prior to the lingering finish.

Conclusion

Very good quality.  Makes me crave all kinds of food from oysters to soft cheeses to strawberries to a cold seafood salad filled…

Their Wine Club is uber-reasonable https://www3.cleverconcepts.net/lesdeuxchats.com/wine-club-signup.php

It’s 2 bottles at a time, for each release, when they are released.  Each release is not to exceed $66.

From Facebook

Les Deux Chats Cellars is a small family owned winery. Producing limited production single vineyard hand crafted wines.

Company Overview

Les Deux Chats Cellars is a small family owned winery. Producing single vineyard hand crafted wines. Our passion for winemaking along with limited production allows us to focus on the details and produce high quality wines. To keep up to date of what we have going on, please “like” us and see our wall and photos.

Patty & Chris Connolly, Valencia, CA
Owners/Winemakers
info@lesdeuxchats.com

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