Eden Valley, South Australia, AustraliaThe Virgilius is the flagship white wine at Yalumba and the pinnacle of the long running viognier project. It is pretty much safe to say that the Hill-Smith family and its talented wine growing team saved the viognier variety from extinction. A portion of the blend comes off 40+ year vines in the Eden Valley with new additions of the exact mother clone planted next door in 1995. Winemaker Louisa Rose does a masterful job of extracting all that is required to be viognier without ever going over the top into the heavily perfumed range. So fragrant and bright, the fruit dances along your palate, stopping to release some citrus, minerality, lemons, white pepper, and a stony finish. More ethereal than any other label, it is sure to be the standard for viognier for many decades.Tasted: 05 May 2022Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$68.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Yalumba Wine CompanyDistributors: Negociants International Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc. Grape: ViognierCSPC: 591214UPC: 9311789001036
Eden Valley, South Australia, AustraliaThe Virgilius is the top viognier and the flagship white wine at Yalumba. The cuvée is certainly important for this iconic Australian winery, credited with saving this near-extinct southern French grape a few decades ago. Part of this Eden Valley blend comes off old 1980-planted vines, with the balance from a neighbouring vineyard, planted to the same clone in 1995. This was handpicked and native fermented in older French barriques, puncheons, and demi-muids, where it remained on lees for 10 months. Powerful and toward, with smouldering apricot, fragrant jasmine, ripe white peach, wild herbs, stretched across a waxy, smoked stone basin. There's a flicker of reduction, adding an alluring twist. The finish lingers long with gingersnap and white pepper spicing. This is certainly the most grown up and serious of Yalumba's impressive viognier portfolio, and a contemplative wine to take now, or lay down for a few years in the cellarTasted: 05 May 2022Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$68.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Yalumba Wine CompanyDistributors: Negociants International Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc. Grape: ViognierCSPC: 591214UPC: 9311789001036
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