Yalumba Hand Picked Barossa Shiraz/Viognier 2003

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Winery:

The Yalumba Wine Company

Varietal:

Viognier

Region:

Australia > South Australia > Barossa

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2010

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User Tags:  stone fruits, fruit, color descriptors, cherry, (tree) fruit, plum, berry, smooth, character, rich 

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What to Expect

Viognier is one of the great grapes of France's Rhone Valley. It is an extremely aromatic variety redolent of ripe peaches and wild flowers. It is frequently used to add aromatic complexity to blended wines but on its own, delivers a rich, soft wine with high alcohol and deep flavors of honey, peach, apricot and tangerine.

Winemakers Notes

A very dry, warm January was followed by much-needed rain in February. Growers ensured the fruit remained healthy, and the cool, dry weather that followed was perfect for ripening. The result was a vintage that produced smaller volumes of intensely flavoured grapes.

Select parcels of hand picked Shiraz and Viognier were co-fermented in eight ton, open fermenters. Once again, we allowed the onset of natural yeast fermentation, ‘wild ferment’, to add a degree of complexity. To ensure the completion of fermentation we also added winery cultured yeast. All batches were then read more...run separately to French oak for barrel maturation.    (hide)

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