2009 3CV VIOGNIER

2009 3CV Viognier, Vogelzang Vineyards, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Our Viognier is from Mary Beth Vogelzang’s legendary Viognier section. Extremely low yields both in the vineyard and in the press as the intense small berries gave up very little juice. All stainless steel fermentation with 25% moved to neutral French oak for barrel aging and ML. We used the VL1 yeast strain, in extremely cold and long “fruit preserving” fermentation. The yeast heightened the aromatics and gives the wine a precise clean flavor profile. Rich creamy vanilla bean, pear blossoms aromas belie the crisp tight wine that is delivered in the mouth. Long tantalizing flavors persist long after on the pallet; this is a wine that demands to be at the table – with cheese, wild game birds or grilled fish. The acacia, violet, honey and apricot, aromatics are very intriguing. Quite frankly, we are doing back-flips on this wine, the quality is extraordinary. Given the price of the fruit and the ridiculous yield the wine should sell for $75.

$18.00