2023 Viognier "O"
Fermented in contact with the skins, red-wine style, this Viognier has the texture, tannin and depth that you typically find in red wines. This rarely-made style of white wine is known as "orange wine", named for the unusual color it imparts, ranging from pale to bright orange.
You are unlikely to meet a more aromatic and deliciously unusual wine than this skin-fermented Viognier, nor one that is more challenging to describe (this writer not excepted)! The nose is rambunctious and super appealing with floral, citrus peel and spices bounding from the glass, and perhaps a suggestion of beeswax in the background. In the mouth you may find honey and spices (allspice and eucalyptus and some exotic ones not in my spice rack) plus a citrus rind underpinning. Amazing stuff.
Floral/Lush; highly aromatic & unusual; dry/full body, light gold color, medium acid, medium tannin.
| Download Wine Notes |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Varietal | Viognier |
| Appellation | Rattlesnake Hills, Yakima Valley |
| Vineyard | Sugarloaf Vineyard |
| Harvest Date | 09/06/2023 |
| PH | 3.73 |
| Aging | 7 months in tanks |
| Fermentation | Small open-top fermentors, punched down by hand |
| Alcohol | 13.70% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 04/25/2024 |
| Cases Produced | 226 |
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