Yeringberg Viognier 2022

Viognier’s exotic opulence produces a wine of seductive and perfumed pleasure. A low yielding, high quality vintage producing excellent, intense wines in small quantities. Unusually all of the Viognier was picked on the same day, due to the small crop. It was picked on March 1, and bottled Feb 2023. The grapes were brought to the winery in the picking buckets and then transferred to the sorting table to remove leaves and any damaged grapes. Very gentle whole bunch pressing to minimise phenolic extraction. The juice was settled and racked off solids before wild fermentation in old barrels. It stayed on its lees in the barrels, with some stirring, for about 10 months. On the nose, exotic notes of apricot, peach blossom and burnt honey sit beside lifted aromas of white tea, ginger and lemon verbena. The palate is similarly complex with an unctuous, yet gently pithy framework that delivers both perfumed volume and lively length.

Tasting Profile

Aroma:

Peach, Roses, Tangerine

Palate:

Apricot, Honeysuckle, Peach

Food Pairings:

Asian

Poultry

Spicy