Winemaker's Notes:

COLOR:
Fresh pale straw with yellow and green brightness.

NOSE:
Distinctively Viognier, with fragrant perfume of citrus blossom, peach, passionfruit, pineapple, and subtle elements of pear, lime, and fresh musky spice.

PALATE:
Bright and generous with flavors of honeysuckle, ripe orange, citrus, lychee and juicy peach. A velvety textured mouth-feel throughout yet finishing with lime and apple crispness, and a lemonade-like dry tang on the finish.

This Viognier has full varietal power from the Victorian fruit yet also the finer structural brightness from the Hunter, producing a sleek-textured, medium bodied wine with strong fruit flavors and warm alcohol, yet finishes crisp and bright with refreshingly long persistence.

SOURCE AREA:
Fruit is sourced from The Hunter Valley in NSW and Swan Hill in Victoria.

The Hunter Valley, on the coast of NSW (90 miles north of Sydney), has hot summers tempered by cool sea breezes and occasional coastal showery weather. Soils on the Valley floor are alluvial sands and gravels. This area produces Viognier with fine tropical signatures, medium flavor intensity, and tangy refined flavor length.

Swan Hill, on the Murray River in North-Western Victoria, has high temperatures and low rainfall consistent with a Mediterranean climate. Its soils are a mix of limestone, marine sands, and clays, producing Viognier with strong, ripe, and bright varietal power.

Reviews:

“ 90 Points. ” — Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate Feb 2009