2022 Viognier
Fresh nectar notes with jasmine, grapefruit, and white peach. Apricot and ripe nectarine over honey and a hint of dried chamomile to a long juicy finish.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Viognier
Appellation
Columbia Valley
Sugar
1.02
Acid
5.71 g/L
pH
3.41
Aging
Partially fermented on 20% French oak staves.
Bottling Date
06/28/2023
Residual Sugar
1.02
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Sourced from four award-winning vineyards including Tudor Hills (80%), Gunkel (20%)
Production Notes
Cases Produced: 7,301.
Winemaker Notes
Throughout harvest, Winemaker Richard Batchelor worked closely with local growers and visited each vineyard to taste for maturity and ripeness to determine the precise moment to pick the fruit. Grapes were harvested during the cool hours of the morning to preserve bright fruit notes and destemmed into the press, where each lot was processed on a champagne cycle. This is a slower press cycle that is extremely gentle on the fruit ensuring optimum fruit character is preserved. The juice was kept separate and partially fermented in stainless steel tanks with French oak staves. Once fermentation was finished, this wine was blended together to encapsulate the varietal character and highlight the harmony arising from the wood fermented portion.