Late Harvest Viognier (fortified) 500ml

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Single bottles minimum order 6 units

The Punchy and intense upfront with sweetness, there is a silken apricot and tangy marmalade that melds with the richness brought by the added spirit. Deep, rich and a brilliant gold in colour. Fragrant and ripe oranges, candied ginger. The palate runs long with a generously warm and sweet coating, and...

Winemakers comments

The fruit was left on the vine to naturally ripen and dehydrate in the long and warm Indian summer of that year. The hand-picked grapes were brought into the winery close to 18°Baume, where they were destemmed, crushed and allowed to soak with what little liquid there was overnight. The following day this must was then gently pressed yielding a small amount of a wonderfully sweet and flavoursome juice. This was then allowed to start a natural ferment in tank. Once almost half of the sugar had been consumed, the wine was fortified with a neutral fortifying spirit and barrelled down into seasoned French oak barriques. After four and a half years of aging and concentration in barrel, we are thrilled to present this special little number.

A small quantity of Viognier was planted on the hard mudstone clays of Warramunda’s north-facing hillside. Each year, our Viognier decides what it wants to be and we intuitively follow.