Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: ColchaguaValley
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Residual sugar: g/l
Acidity: g/l
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white flowers, orange, tangerine, apricot
Taste: medium to full body wine with oranges and apricot fruit flavor followed by nice vanilla and nice lively acidity, medium to long finish
Recommended food pairing: Asian dishes
Overall score: 85
Price CZK329
Stopper: cork
Vinification
Grapes were hand sorted before de-stemming. Reductive method transportation to the press. Maceration in the press at 6ºC to 8ºC for 4 hours. Must separation and alcoholic fermentation done in stainless steel tanks for 20 to 24 days at 15ºC to 18ºC. 55% of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Ageing
55% aged in French oak barrels for 6 months; 45% in stainless steel tanks.
Quite nice example of Viognier, It has the things it needs to and it is definitely food type of wine, quite complex, fleshy mid palate fruity taste nicely balanced with vanilla tones. Surprisingly the alcohol was not standing out in the taste given the volume.
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