d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne 2017
The 2 white varieties here are blended together with a parcel of the Viognier aged for 8 months in French and American oak for extra oomph. d’Arenberg, The Hermit Crab, […]
Tag Archives: Viognier
Taltarni Estate Shiraz 2015
Not strictly just shiraz, this blend also contains 5% Mourvedre and 1% Viognier. The 2016 has just been released, but there are stocks of the 2015 still available. Taltarni, Estate, […]
Kalleske Plenarius Viognier 2017
The packaging for the Kalleske wines always comes across as a winner: solid bottles with quality labeling. Whilst their range of ‘traditional’ reds holds legions of ‘traditional’ fans, their “Divergent […]
d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2013
The 2013 has continued the run of picking up bling in Asian wine shows, this time the 2017 editions of the Korea Wine Challenge and the China Wine & Spirits […]
TarraWarra Estate Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2016
TarraWarra Estate have only two rows of each of these vines that were grafted in 2006 to vines planted in 1995. Whole bunch pressing and a combination of vessels for […]
Claymore Wines Skinny Love Summer White 2016
Interesting premise, an overtly advertised “low alcohol” wine with the name Skinny White: I’m pretty sure the target market isn’t me. The grape type is also only present on the […]
Tahbilk Viognier 2017
Poor old viognier. I’m not sure Australia still knows how to spell it/say it properly. Never truly embraced by the white wine public as a SB alternative, and still only […]
Gundog Estate Shiraz 2016
Sourced from the Dahlberg family vineyard in Murrumbateman (technically NSW but incorporated into the Canberra District) 30% maturation in new French oak. 2% Viognier in the blend. Gundog Estate, Shiraz, […]
Warramunda Estate Viognier 2016
From the heart of Coldstream in the Yarra Valley comes a relatively new label: first vintage being produced in 2013, though fruit had often gone to other wineries. Ben Haines […]
Kalleske Plenarius 2016
Like your wine a bit different or maybe just a bit hipster? This one sourced from a 100% biodynamic vineyard, rested on skins for 7 days, wild ferment, oak for […]
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