2007 Gherardi Viognier  NEW RELEASE  So far 3 Silver Medals!!!

The fruit for this wine was allowed to reach maximum ripeness, a requirement of Viognier in order to capture the aromatics of the variety. The grapes were whole bunch pressed and fermented in 2 year old puncheons. The wine was left on lees and stirred regularly over about 6 months. This has resulted in wine with a creamy and rounded palate.

The wine shows honey suckle, apricot and spice characters on the nose. The palate is full and lingering showing true Viognier flavours. It should not be served very cold in order to appreciate the true varietal characters of Viognier. It is recommended that 5 minutes chilling is sufficient.