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Cellar-pod - 2007 Adelaide Hills Viognier
Product Description
Tasting Notes
The 2007 Cellar-pod has aromas of subtle citrus and white peaches with underlying talc and blossom. The palate continues the subtle citrus with a hint of straw and minerality, and is balanced by a refreshing thread of acidity.
Cellaring
Smidge recommends drinking this wine within the next 5 to 6 years.
Viticulture
This fruit is grown from 10 year old vines, in a single vineyard at Kenton Valley, in the northern end of the Adelaide Hills. The vines are planted in clay / loamy soils and the vineyard also has a moderately steep north westerly aspect, resulting in good afternoon sun exposure.
Vinification & Maturation
The fruit was hand picked and then whole bunch pressed, with both the free run and the pressings settled for 36 hours and then racked separately to old French barriques where the juice was then inoculated with one of two different Rhône yeast isolates. Average fermentation temperature was 15°C. Post fermentation, the barrels were topped and the wine remained on yeast lees with some stirring until being racked prior to bottling. Some malolactic fermentation was detected during maturation and allowed to proceed, but the extent was assessed as minimal.
Technical Analysis
Harvested - March 2007
Bottled - October 2007
Alcohol - 12.5%
Discount - 10% on Purchase of a Dozen
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010, August 2009, 90 Points - Early picking has given the wine great vitality and freshness, but diminished its varietal expression. I'll take the rock (early picking) over the hard place (varietal impact) any day. Screwcap. 12.5% alc. Rating 90 pts