Viognier Reserve, Greyton, 2021
Produced from the surviving 1.8ha in the middle of the Lismore farm, production was just 7 small barrels. The soils here are deep shale. One of the best examples of Viognier we can think of, the Estate Reserve 2021 has a taut, reserved feel at first, before exotic touches of melon unfurl accompanied by mint and violet and cool white peach. Intense with impressive structure and real freshness, we’d love to see this in a line-up of top Condrieu.
critic reviews
On the nose, the 2021 Estate Reserve Viognier is expressively floral with focused notes of sweet citrus and spiced peach before offering hints of oak. Broadly structured, the palate displays amazing texture and weight with a classic palate of wax melon and citrus blossom before ending with a brilliantly long, stone-fruited finish.
The 2021 Viognier Estate Reserve comes from vines on grey white shale (new plantings from 2016 were destroyed in the wildfire), so there is just 1.8-hectares that "soldiered on". It has a backward nose with lime flower and light waxy scents. This feels very contained, then discrete menthol aromas surface. The palate is rounded in texture with dried apricot and touches of yellow plum; the 2021 is packed full of flavour with a lightly spiced, lemongrass-tinged finish. Superb.
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