I have yet to try a wine from this guy that I do not like. He has the touch, know how, skills and fruit source that are required to produce quality wine. It is true that some get lucky from time to time, but this is not the case with David Stephenson. He is a hard worker and his labor of love comes through in the wine. Sorry for all the gushing, but wait until you taste his viognier! To digress for just a moment, I had the privilege of consuming some Guigal Condrieu a few months ago. I thought that I had died and gone to heaven. Condrieu is a vineyard planted entirely with the viognier grape in northern Rhone and is quite hard to find. The wine is absolutely stunning! Viscous, rich, intense, oily, excellent fruit...mango, peach, apricots, well balanced I guess you could say mind-blowing. The only problem is that it is not cheap. The Guigal is around sixty bucks and that is not the most expensive of the bunch. I knew that it would be a special treat if I would ever try it again. Along comes Stephenson Cellars. I know this may sound sacrilegious to some but I am going to say, you could slip the Stephenson Cellar in a blind tasting of Condrieu and I would be hard pressed to tell if it was not one of the gems from northern Rhone... it is that good! I have to admit that when I tried it I was not prepared for what I was getting. This baby is huge in the mouth and really needs some food. Yes, it was oily, viscous and intense with excellent fruit notes of apricots and peaches that were as rich as the aforementioned Condrieu. Now here is the good part... only twenty bucks. Wow! Do your best to find some, because this wine is not only mind blowing, it would be a stellar compliment to the Thanksgiving meal. Happy Holidays!