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Entry Information
Exhibitor Yalumba
Show 2019
Class 1B
Entry Number 1B#5
Brand The Yalumba Wine Company
Wine Name Yalumba The Virgilius Viognier
Vintage 2017
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yalumba Wine Room, other retail outlets
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 Green gold. Some reduction. Nicely rich and silky, but restrained. Long. Fine.
Judge 2 verging on canned fruit though not completely unpleasant. lacks fruit concentration
Judge 3 Pear, peach, nice acid, preserved fruit, textured
Associate Judge Quite fresh, a little reduced. Lacks alate texture and comlexity. Bitter almond. Short
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Eden Valley, 100%
Clone Montpellier 1968, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Sand,Clay,Loam
Elevation 300 Metres above sea level
Planted 1980
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 10 / Mar / 2018
Rainfall 750 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 19 / Feb / 2018
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 500
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Louisa Rose