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Wine Description
The Story
Before the 2005 vintage the resource for the Eden Valley Viognier has been largely from the various blocks of Viognier planted on the Vaughan vineyard. In 2005 two additional good quality Viognier vineyards became available, adding yet another dimension to the final wine.
After harvest 60 per cent of the fruit was gently pressed directly to barrels, the rest to a stainless steel tank. The juice was handled with passive oxidation, allowing the wine to ferment with indigenous yeasts natural to the vineyard. The wine was left on lees that, with regular batonage over 10 months, increased the complexity and creaminess of the wine and further heightened the palate weight. At blending, the barrels of wine that did not made the Virgilius blend were also included in the assemblage.
Wine Information
Vintage 2012 saw approximately 60% of the fruit gently pressed directly to barrels, with the remaining 30% being pressed in a stainless steel tank. The juice was handled with passive oxidation, allowing the wine to ferment with indigenous yeasts, natural to the vineyard.
The wine was left on lees, and underwent regular batonnage for 10 months to increase the complexity and creaminess of the wine and further heightened the palate weight.
The 2012 Eden Valley is the pure essence of what Viognier is all about. Apricot fruit aromas and flavours with long luscious texture and hints of orange oil to finish.
Pure aromas of apricot nectar, lifted honeysuckle and orange oil perfume. Long, rich and luscious palate with intense stone fruit - particularly apricots - finishing with an alluring citrus freshness.
A wonderful food wine - try it with Moroccan Tagine.
Vintage 2012
Lower-than-average yields in Australia, as across much of Europe. This was blamed on high winds, drought and low fruitfulness resulting from the poor 2011 vintage. Quality, however, was much better than in the exceptionally damp 2011, with South Australia avoiding some of the weather extremes experienced by other states. Strong varietal typicality is a commonly cited feature of the 2012 crop.