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Harvest Detail:
100% hand picked 22/3 - 3/4/06
Brix 22.4 - 25.6°
Total acidity 5.0 – 6.4 g/l
pH 3.46 – 3.77
Bottling Detail:
14.5% alcohol
5.4g/l Total acidity
3.68 pH
4 g/l residual sugar
Bottled July 2006
Screw cap
2004, 2005
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Viognier is a new variety for us, with clonal material sourced from the Rhone Valley in 1996, supplemented with an older California clone already in New Zealand. The 2004 vintage of this wine was the first NZ Viognier to achieve a gold medal/trophy in NZ wine shows. It also received a gold medal at the Sydney International Top 100 in Australia. The 2005 wine won a gold medal & trophy at the NZ International Wine Show in 2005. We believe the 2006 is better than both of these.
100% Viognier
Gimblett Gravels: from two company-owned vineyards, Gimblett Estate and Gimblett Stones.
2006 was an outstanding season in the Gimblett Gravels. A wonderful hot, dry summer was followed by an autumn interrupted only by a period of rain in late March. Because it stayed cool over this rain period, fungal disease was not a problem and patience allowed the moisture to move out of the system before harvest. We were able to pick a good crop of outstanding Viognier
The grapes were rapidly and gently whole bunch pressed to produce a rich, fruit-driven wine with low phenolics. The juice was briefly cold settled to clarify it and then fermented in both stainless steel tanks (70%) and older oak barrels (30%), with 3 months aging on yeast lees to add complexity and texture. The wine was bottled in July 2006.
Intense, brilliant golden-yellow/green.
Orange blossom, cumquat peel and jasmine.
A full, rich and soft texture is the stand-out feature. The exotic and sensual nature of this wine makes it a great substitute for Chardonnay or Pinot Gris. Hard not to drink!
2006-2009
Asian-style foods; cheese; desserts featuring apples, pears or quinces
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