Overview

89 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Viognier is a major grape on the Rhone region of France and is relatively rare in California. It's a crisp, refreshing white wine with a medium to full body. Lychee, peaches, pears, apricots, bold aromas of flowers and citrus - this wine reminds us of all of the above.

2015 was an interesting year. Hot, cool, warm, cold. Ripening was accelerated du to a late heat spike but quick action requested in harvesting very nice fruit. After harvest the grapes went directly into the press and the juice was pumped into a stainless steel tank for fermentation. 

The wine was fermented at a low temperature to maximize the fruity aromas and flavors. Very little intervention was needed to bring maximum flavor and in the quality to this wine.

VINEYARD

• Perry Creek Vineyard, Fair Play, CA
• Located in the foothills region of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It sits atop layers of intensely decomposed granite, akin to the granite-based soils of Condrieu and Côte-Rôtie.
• Vines are 29 years old.
• Elevation: 2360' above sea level.
• One block oriented north/south, the other block oriented east/west.
• Irrigated as needed
• Soil type is rocks, clay and gravel

THE WINEMAKING

• Whole-cluster pressing.
• Tank fermentation at 50F.
• Fined with Bentonite for clarity and filtered prior to bottling.
• 210 cases produced

Alc. 14.5%