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Head The Contrarian Viognier 2023

Barossa Valley, Australia
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About this Wine

 
country Australia
region Barossa Valley
variety Viognier
Style White (Crisp Fresh)
vintage 2023
closure Screwcap
Alcohol vol. 14.5
volume 750
 

Tasting Notes

Maturation

9 months on fine lees in Austrian oak.

Vinification

Whole-bunch press straight to barrel & 100% malo-lactic fermentation.

Cellaring Potential

Designed to age long term in the cellar and reward the patient, this wine will surely blossom with time.

Winemakers Comments

Each vintage I like to express the Barossa in a contrary manner. The Contrarian is my indulgent, creative winemaking outlet and challenges traditional concepts around Barossan wine. I have been working with Viognier for 18 years now, co-fermenting with Shiraz and helping add to the texture and aromatics of my ros. Only recently deciding to bottle Viognier on its own after a second visit to Viognier vineyards at Chateau Grillet in the Northern Rhone. This is now our fourth release of Viognier from the same high-altitude vineyard (480m) in Eden Valley.

Reviews

  • Gary Walsh
    1

    White flowers, ginger, a little creamy, sourdough, citrus and fresh apricot. It’s light and lively, some citrus in with white peach, plenty of texture, frisky and limey acidity, with a chalky finish of excellent length. The flavour is there, though not overt, and it’s refreshing, complex, and most pleasingly, really good to drink. Excellent. Points: 94/100

    The Wine Front23rd Jun 2024

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