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Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Eden Valley Viognier 2018
Eden Valley, South Australia, AustraliaThe viognier for this Samuel's Collection Viognier comes from six different Eden Valley vineyards and the dry 2018 growing season, leaving a concentrated, dry, savoury and fuller white. It is native fermented, 2/3 in older barrels and the remainder in stainless, where the lots were left on lees for ten months before the blend. Exotic melon, jasmine perfume, a creamy, leesy base of ripe pear, mandarin, apricot, and ginger. There's a well-handled restraint to this medium-bodied (13.5%) white, one primed for cracking now with equally fragrant Thai or Indian salads and curries.Tasted: 02 November 2021Tasted by: Prices:CDN | $27.00 | 750ml | select retailers |
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Grape: ViognierCSPC: 034066UPC: 009311789079745