Entry Information |
Yalumba |
2018 |
35 |
35#2 |
The Yalumba Wine Company |
Yalumba FSW8B Botrytis Viognier |
2017 |
Regional Blend |
Yes |
Yalumba Wine Room, other retail outlets |
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Judging Results |
Silver |
golden colour, botrytis style, marzipan, nutmeg, round luscious, dry finish, stone fruit |
golden colour, Intense and lifted dried apricot with tangy citrus. some alc lift as well. V sweet soft front with very soft acid, ditto flavours with some dried stones, just lacks that cleaaning struucture for a gold |
Dark golden fruit, list fresh honey notes and candied mandarin, white floral notes, creamy plush and intense well balanced and well balanced great length |
Lactic and rindy lift, tea, warmed apple and brioche straw and funky peaty mulch. Nice sweetness, good acid, marmalade and texture. Opulent. |
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Varietal: Viognier, GI: Wrattonbully, 90% |
Montpellier 1968, Roostock: 140 Ruggeri, 100% |
Loam |
45 Metres above sea level |
2020 Vines / Ha |
1999 |
Dripper |
Conventional |
13.00 Tonnes / Ha |
04 / May / 2017 |
520 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest |
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Wine Making Information |
Stainless Steel 100% |
11 / Aug / 2017 |
Screw |
500 |
190 grams / litre (0 to 300) |
Botrytis |
False |
Heather Fraser |