2020 Estate Viognier

100% Estate Viognier

• Varieties:
  100% Viognier
• Appellation:
  Paso Robles - Templeton Gap District
• Average brix at harvest:
  23.0
• Vineyard:
  Estate
• Alcohol:
  13.2%
• Acidity:
  0.68 g/100ml
• pH:
  3.41
• Residual sugar:
  0.02 g/100ml
• Date bottled:
  April 09, 2021
• Cases produced:
  208
• Retail Price:
  $ 26.00

Growing conditions:
Minimal winter rainfall until a wet March averted an extreme drought. No frost events but windy conditions during bloom led to a smaller fruit set. The lighter crop coupled with a long, warm summer led to an outstanding earlier, small harvest with excellent quality.

Winemaking:
The grapes were hand harvested, then whole cluster pressed while still cool. Barrel fermented in 25% new and 75% seasoned French oak barrels. The wine was aged on its lees passively for 6 months.
This process produced a richer mouthfeel and allowed the wine to be bottled with minimal filtration.

Tasting notes:
Aromas of honeysuckle and ripe apricots are intertwined with elusive hints of almond blossom in the background. Rich, silky mouth feel from fermentation plus 5 months of passive lees contact in Hungarian oak barrels culminates with a long, rich finish.

Cellaring:
Drink now!! This Viognier will continue to improve with proper cellaring for another 12-24 months, but why wait??

Food selection:
This Viognier will enhance soft ripe cheeses, spicy Asian cuisine as well as richer ocean selections such as scallops, oysters, and lobster.