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Roche Amulet Whitetext
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16¼/20

Roche Amulet White 2018

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaI like this more than the Amulet red this year. The mix is 30 percent viognier (Kiln House Vineyard, Penticton) plus 60 percent viognier (Kozier Vineyard, Naramata Bench) and 10 percent marsanne (Kiln House Vineyard). It has the vibrancy of mid-valley fruit with a richer viognier underbelly. After a gentle press, it went through a long cool ferment in a mix of older barrels (14 percent new). The wine is rich with intense aromatic notes of ripe apricots and peaches. The palate is similar with peppery notes, honeysuckle and a rich, leesy finish. Big, round, and mouth-filing but without any perfume or fatness, leaving it bright and juicy with good balancing freshness. Ready to drink through 2021.Tasted: 12 September 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC$26.79750mlwinery direct
Producer: Roche WinesDistributors: The Wine Syndicate
Blend: Viognier - MarsanneCSPC: 122966UPC: 784672468794