Saint Clair Origin Viognier 2018
The grapes for the Origin Viognier are grown on Saint Clair's vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels region of Hawkes Bay, located in New Zealand's North Island. The 10 year old vines are planted on the stoniest part of the vineyard which provides ideal conditions for growing Viognier. The grapes are harvested in the cool of the night, preserving the varietal characteristics, pressed and the must settled. Fermentation took place in stainless tanks with carefully selected yeast to enhance the varietal characters. The wine was left on the yeast lees imparting texture and complexity to the resulting wine. The Saint Clair Origin Viognier is an elegant wine displaying prominent notes of peach, nectarine and fragrant stone fruit blossom laced with impressions of juniper and cilantro spice. Rich and creamy on the palate this complex Viognier delivers flavours of ripe peach and nectarine, with lifted notes of lemon zest adding freshness and subtle spicy notes on the finish.
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The Producer Saint Clair Family Estate | Marlborough
Neal and Judy Ibbotson were pioneers of New Zealand's Marlborough wine industry, first planting vineyards in the valley in 1978 and then establishing Saint Clair Family Estate in 1994. They presently own 160 hectares of vineyard in 10 different...
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The Region New Zealand | Hawkes Bay
Hawkes Bay is located on the eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island and is the country's second largest wine region with a respected 100+ year heritage in wine production. The various topography and wide range of soil types - from fertile silty loam’s to free-draining shingle...
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Stonecroft Crofters Syrah 2018
Elephant Hill Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Stonecroft Gewürztraminer 2017
Stonecroft Viognier 2017
Stonecroft Chardonnay 2017
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 'Plateau Block' Merlot 2016
Elephant Hill Estate Chardonnay 2017
Stonecroft Serine Syrah 2014
Stonecroft Undressed Syrah 2018
Elephant Hill Estate Syrah 2016
The Primary Grape Wine By Grape Variety | Viognier
Viognier is a white wine grape variety that used to be confined to a tiny part of the Rhône Valley, where it produced the famous white wines of Condrieu. In recent times its popularity has spread into countries such as Australia, New Zealand...