2023 Viognier

Varietals, Vineyard & Harvest: 100% Viognier, grown and hand-harvested at Black Bank Hill on October 7 and 10, 2023 at 21.8 and 22.2 brix respectively.

Winemaking: The grapes for this wine were de-stemmed and lightly crushed prior to pressing and being racked into third-plus use French oak barrels and fermented using wild/ambient yeasts. Élevage was 19-months on lees in same French oak. The wine was blended and estate-bottled unfiltered and unfined (the wine being naturally heat/protein stable) on 25 July 2025.

Wine Description: Pale lemon colour. Aromas of pear, grapefruit, chamomile, white peach and orange liqueur.  The palate continues with apricot, orange marmalade, lime, dried ginger and marzipan.   Medium-bodied in weight with balanced acidity, the wine shows a creamy mouthfeel and a tangible structure framed by a light toastiness showing potential for the fruit and weight to continue to flesh out with age in bottle.

Acidity & pH: TA 6.46 g/L, Malic acid 0.29 g/L, pH 3.3

Sweetness: Dry on the palate containing 2.8 g/L residual sugar

Alcohol by Volume: 14.0%

Production: 144 cases