Low yields in 2009 for the Viognier resulted in this little wine bursting with intensity. The bouquet is saturated with poached apricots and nectar. Barrel fermentation presents a silky texture and intensifies the stone fruit characters while hinting at the slightest addition of oak. Amazingly persistent, long finish that dances on the lips.
Endlessly satisfying!
VINTAGE 2009
The 2009 Viognier is the result of another warm and dry growing season, closely reflecting the climate of the variety’s original home in the Northern Rhone Valley. A complex wine with intensely aromatic stone fruit, quince and fig on the nose. The palate is generous and textured, following through with more fruit and spice.
THE VINEYARD
The fruit for this wine was grown at our Merindoc Vineyard, located at Tooborac in the southern cooler part of the Heathcote wine region, Central Victoria. The vineyard is planted on low fertility ironstone and granite soils, surrounded by spectacular granite boulders.
THE WINEMAKING
The fruit for this wine was hand-harvested in early March and whole-bunch pressed, both of these techniques were utilised to minimise the extraction of excess phenolic characters. The juice was then cold settled and racked prior to commencement of fermentation in used French oak barriques. At the completion of the primary fermentation, a portion underwent malolactic fermentation to further soften the wine and add texture. The wine was bottled under screwcap in July 2009.
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 13.5%
Standard Drinks: 8.0
pH: 3.5
TA: 6.0g/l
