2009 Elephant Hill Viognier

Silver - New Zealand Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2010

Top 100/Blue-Gold Medal winner Sydney International Wine Competition 2010

The 2009 Viognier is the third we have produced from our Te Awanga Estate vineyard. The hot Hawke’s Bay summer allowed the fruit to ripen fully, developing intense flavours. Harvested over seven individual hand-picks, the fruit was whole-bunch pressed and fermented in a mixture of stainless steel and oak puncheons. The wine remained on light lees for four months prior to going to bottle.

This wine displays the classic characteristics of this variety. Flavours of apricot and melon mingle alongside pink grapefruit and nectarine. The nose, with its notes of ginger and fennel seed, displays the aromatic intensity you expect from great Viognier. The palate balances richness with fine acidity and minerality. A long finish completes a wine we are proud to share with you.

Seven select parcels of Viognier fruit were hand-picked to achieve the full spectrum of Viognier flavours our vineyard is capable of expressing.

A 10% discount is offered on all case purchases (12 bottles), this saving will be applied once 12+ bottles have been added to the shopping cart.

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Winemakers Cellaring Recommendation:

740 cases of the 2009 Elephant Hill Viognier were produced.

Harvest Analysis:		Wine Analysis:		Additional Information
Brix (% sugar)	23.0 - 25.5	Alcohol Content (%v/v)	13.8%	Click on the following link to download the Winemakers notes in a pdf format: 2009-Elephant-Hill-Viognier-Tasting-Notes.pdf For climate and soil information - click here
T.A (grams/litre)	5.6 - 6.7	T.A (grams/litre)	5.6
pH	3.39 - 3.87	pH	3.41
		Residual Sugar (g/l)	3.0
		Dry Extract	25.0

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