Tasting Notes
colour
Pale straw, lemon hues, bright and brilliant.
aroma
White flower and ginger snap, toasty almond and nougat notes with a lift of fresh orange blossom.
palate
Dry, fresh white stone fruit and apricots, toasted nuts and chalky, textural palate with a touch of minerality, this wine exudes elegance with a long, silky persistent and balanced finish.
cellaring
Enjoy for at least five years from vintage.
Technical
winemaking
100% whole bunch pressed to new and used French oak puncheons. Wild fermented the sulphured after primary fermentation to avoid malolactic fermentation. Aged on gross lees for up to 8 months before being getting ready for bottle.
region
Perth Hills (Estate)
variety
Viognier
analysis
- Alcohol: 14%
- pH: 3.35
- Acidity (TA): 5.85 g/L
Food Pairings
Pairs beautifully with a rabbit risotto.
Reviews
Halliday wine companion 2022
Viognier really is the cornerstone variety at Millbrook, nestled in Jarrahdale in Perth's HIlls. Sweet spiced apple, ginger, pepper, mandarin pith, summer apricot and jasmine tea. The palate is fat, slippery and oily, with apricot marmalade and cloudy apple juice in equal measure. The length of flavour is very good, however the intensity of florals and ripe orchard fruit mean this will likely be consumed within 5 years of release - and that will be ok. Because it is delicious.
94
AustraliaRich and unctuous Viognier - world-class!
What a drop! Fruit from the Millbrook Estate, some oak ageing and a rich, fat expression of Viognier - in all the best ways! Better then most Chardys!
